Synonyms

Translations

Find Words

Word Forms

☀

	Appearance
✓	Use device theme
✓	Dark theme
✓	Light theme

What is another word for purposeful?

Need synonyms for purposeful? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Contexts ▼

Having or showing determination or resolve

Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent

Ambitious or driven towards a particular goal

Aggressively ambitious, determined or confident

Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on

Having a practical or beneficial use

Having significant importance or value

Having great impact or influence

Specifically identified to the exclusion of anything else

Having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one's work or a task

Signifying or carrying a special meaning

… more ▼

Adjective

Having or showing determination or resolve

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

full of determination

dyed-in-the-wool

meaning business

committed to the idea of

bound and determined

stubborn as a mule

on one's mettle

stop at nothing

self-opinionated

going for broke

as game as Ned Kelly

insistent about

in for long haul

keen as mustard

tall in the saddle

action-oriented

with one's shoulder to the wheel

with one's nose to the grindstone

through-and-through

through and through

as keen as mustard

true to the end

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

single-minded about

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

coming on strong

incontrovertible

bred-in-the-bone

long-established

well-established

tried and tested

set in one's ways

well-conditioned

hale and hearty

beyond question

well established

having down pat

unchallengeable

free from doubt

firmly established

deeply ingrained

unaccommodating

standing one's ground

bursting with health

in tip-top condition

fit as a fiddle

high-principled

rigidly enforced

straightforward

not giving an inch

one-hundred percent

sure of oneself

tough nut to crack

sticking to one's guns

set in concrete

in good physical condition

the picture of health

in good physical shape

not in question

well-constructed

black-and-white

high-maintenance

as sure as eggs is eggs

over-particular

no ifs ands or buts

solid as a rock

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

beyond a shadow of a doubt

closely controlled

strictly controlled

set in your ways

uncompassionate

unimpressionable

proof against persuasion

tried and trusted

dyed-in-the wool

as thick as thieves

hold your ground

string along with

meaning what one says

as straight as an arrow

not discouraged

fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians

without loopholes

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

in a straight line

lodged in one's brain

not up for negotiation

in good condition

hanging together

alive and kicking

holding together

without question

there are no two ways about it

bursting with good health

carved in stone

hermetically sealed

in every respect

no holds barred

without reservations

no strings attached

capable of being trusted

standardized^US

standardised^UK

high and mighty

throwing weight around

pulling no punches

like the Rock of Gibralter

on the up and up

take-no-prisoners

desensitized^US

copper-bottomed

lacking sentiment

desensitised^UK

as hard as nails

as tough as old boots

toughened by experience

common-sensical

unshakeable in one's belief

honest-to-goodness

well documented

secure in one's belief

easy in one's mind

hold the unwavering view

as fit as a flea

strong as an ox

as fit as a fiddle

not backward in coming forward

rooted to the spot

at a standstill

not moving a muscle

more ❯

“In order to take purposeful action, managers need to be particularly energetic and focused in everything they do.”

Adjective

Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent

done on purpose

thought out in advance

deliberately planned

with forethought

accidentally on purpose

well thought out

well-considered

thought-through

well-thought-out

according to a plan

entrepreneurial

thought through

well thought-out

carefully chosen

selected with care

established in advance

arranged in advance

decided beforehand

pre-established

more ❯

“I have seen some rather charismatic figures get caught out in a purposeful lie, and I do not think their credibility has ever recovered from it.”

Adjective

Ambitious or driven towards a particular goal

endeavouring^UK

desiring success

like a ball of fire

full of determination

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

more ❯

Adjective

Aggressively ambitious, determined or confident

full of get-up-and-go

not backward in coming forward

pulling no punches

more ❯

Adjective

Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on

worth the effort

in the affirmative

straight-shooting

forward-looking

to one's advantage

in one's interests

in one's best interests

happiness-inducing

extremely useful

in one's interest

worth its weight in gold

to one's own advantage

in one's own interests

more ❯

Adjective

Having a practical or beneficial use

extremely useful

suited to the purpose

in working order

at one's disposal

brought to bear

available for use

non-theoretical

at your disposal

alive and kicking

in running order

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

more ❯

Adjective

Having significant importance or value

earth-shattering

of significance

of great consequence

of great import

no laughing matter

ground-breaking

vitally important

world-shattering

of the utmost importance

earthshattering

out of the ordinary

name-of-the-game

meat-and-potatoes

of vital importance

extremely important

of great moment

carrying a lot of weight

worthy of attention

not to be forgotten

never to be forgotten

fixed in the mind

three-dimensional

of great importance

well thought of

of high standing

worth mentioning

worthy of mention

worth taking a look at

of particular interest

bread-and-butter

full of interest

giving food for thought

full of meaning

full of content

more ❯

Adjective

Having great impact or influence

thought-provoking

incontrovertible

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

well-established

of considerable importance

not to be ignored

coming on strong

to be reckoned with

carrying conviction

a hard nut to crack

character-building

emotion-charged

not taking no for an answer

more ❯

Adjective

Specifically identified to the exclusion of anything else

personalized^US

individualized^US

individualistic

personalised^UK

individualised^UK

distinguishable

particularized^US

particularised^UK

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

individualizing^US

differentiating

individualising^UK

more ❯

Adjective

Having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one's work or a task

systematized^US

systematised^UK

standardized^US

well thought out

standardised^UK

self-controlled

well thought-out

straightened out

more ❯

Adjective

Signifying or carrying a special meaning

representational

more ❯

	Find more words!








purposeful
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

Related Words and Phrases

purposelessness

purposivenesses

See Also

What is the opposite of purposeful?
Sentences with the word purposeful
Words that rhyme with purposeful
What is the adverb for purposeful?
What is the adjective for purposeful?
What is the noun for purposeful?
Translations for purposeful
Use our Synonym Finder

Nearby Words

purposelessness

10-letter Words Starting With

Find Synonyms

Word Tools			Finders & Helpers		Apps		More		Synonyms
Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Nouns Verbs	Adjectives Adverbs Plural Singular Past Tense Present Tense		Word Unscrambler Words With Friends Scrabble Crossword / Codeword		iOS / Apple Android		Home About Us Terms of Use Privacy Statement Don't Sell Personal Data		A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Antonyms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Copyright WordHippo © 2023