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She made a purposeful choice to study first.
What does Purposeful mean?
purposeful means done with a clear purpose.
Dictionary definition
Done with a clear aim, reason, or intention.
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The team used purposeful practice to improve each week.
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Purposeful writing uses details that clearly support the main idea.
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Purposeful
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pur · pus · ful · strongest beat: pur
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WordPurposeful.
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Meaningpurposeful means done with a clear purpose.
ExampleExample: She made a purposeful choice to study first.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- pur · pus · ful
- Strongest beat
- pur
- Ending
- ful
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on pur.
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Synonyms
Words like Purposeful
intentionalDone on purpose.
deliberateDone carefully and with thought.
Antonyms
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randomDone without a clear plan.
accidentalHappening by chance rather than intention.
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Word family
Purposeful word family
Base word
purpose
adjective
purposeful
Done with a clear purpose.
adverb
purposefully
In an intentional way.
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