Purpose and Upshot

Purpose

Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

Upshot and purpose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upshot" instead a noun "Purpose".

Upshot

Upshot noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Purpose and upshot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Upshot".

How words are described

main main purpose main upshot
practical practical purpose practical upshot

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Dungeons & Dragons The practical upshot of it is that a wizard will typically be walking around with a veritable library of spells that have no practical purpose except to make him look like Batman.
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