purpose
Definitions
Noun
- An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- What something is used for
- The quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
Verb
- Propose or intend
- Reach a decision
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "purpose".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | purpose | 2 | 149 |
| 2 | purposes | 3 | 90 |
| 3 | purposely | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | purposeful | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | all-purpose | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | multipurpose | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | purposefully | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | purposeless | 3 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "purpose".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "purpose".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | purposes | 3 | 90 |
| 2 | proposed | 2 | 84 |
| 3 | pursue | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | purse | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | prose | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | propose | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | purple | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | proposes | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | purposely | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | purposeful | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | pursed | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | purports | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | repose | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | purposeless | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | all-purpose | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | purses | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | porpoise | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | purser | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pursel | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | puipoe | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "purpose" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | purpose of | 1 | 7 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "purpose" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "purpose" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | situation | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | censorship | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | propaganda | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | explained | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | individual | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | unsure | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | assumed | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | performed | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | general | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | used | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | henry's | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "purpose".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 8
Sound Alikes: 20
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 4
Statistically Associated: 11
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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