Purposeless and Purposive

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Purposeless adjective - Not evidencing any purpose or goal.

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Purposive is an antonym for purposeless.

Nearby Words: purpose, purposeful

Purposive adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.

Usage example: facial tics and other unconscious movements that one would not normally call purposive actions

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Purposeless is an antonym for purposive.

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