Purpose
Antonyms of PURPOSE
- reject, hate, discard, neglect, doubt, stop, cause, oversight, beginning, dislike, instability, way, thoughtlessness, negligence, begin, means, weakness, hesitate, heedlessness, disregard, ignore, source, start, method, purposelessness, loss, disadvantage, uncertainty, hatred, dismiss, aimlessness, waver, avoidance, origin, carelessness, forget, wait.
Examples of usage:
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For this purpose the offer must be made- and it was not at all clear that any offer would be made. "Tales & Novels, Vol. IX [Contents: Harrington; Thoughts on Bores; Ormond]" by Maria Edgeworth
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For what other purpose had he come to me? "The Red Planet" by William J. Locke
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You, no doubt, had a purpose in telling me as much as you have done? "A Damaged Reputation" by Harold Bindloss
