Purposeful
Purposeful adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
Usage example: a soft-spoken but purposeful criminal investigator
Willful is a synonym for purposeful in purpose topic. In some cases you can use "Willful" instead an adjective "Purposeful".
Willful
Willful adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: a willful attempt to cheat her siblings out of their rightful inheritance
Purposeful is a synonym for willful in purpose topic. You can use "Purposeful" instead an adjective "Willful", if it concerns topics such as voluntary.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conscious and purposeful
- conscious and willful
- determined and purposeful
- determined and willful
- resolved and purposeful
- resolved and willful
- obstinate and purposeful
- obstinate and willful
- stubborn and purposeful
- stubborn and willful
- tenacious and purposeful
- tenacious and willful
- deliberate and purposeful
- deliberate and willful
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