Purposeful
Purposeful adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: there's a difference between a purposeful lie and an accidental untruth
Random is an antonym for purposeful.
Random
Random adjective - Lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern.
Usage example: since we were new in town, our choice of a vet for our dog was entirely random
Purposeful is an antonym for random.
Both words in one sentence
- The Dark Side route offers multiple opportunities to agitate Light Side party members by committing random acts of cruelty - some purposeful, some senseless - and unlike the second game, which had an influence system, there's no mechanical penalty for doing so.
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