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

Having significant importance or value

Having great impact or influence

Specifically identified to the exclusion of anything else

Pertaining to the belief that things are designed with a specific purpose or perform a function

Signifying or carrying a special meaning

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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

going for broke

as game as Ned Kelly

insistent about

in for long haul

like a ball of fire

desiring success

keen as mustard

tall in the saddle

action-oriented

with one's shoulder to the wheel

with one's nose to the grindstone

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

self-opinionated

through-and-through

through and through

as keen as mustard

true to the end

single-minded about

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

coming on strong

well-established

bred-in-the-bone

tried and tested

long-established

set in one's ways

well-conditioned

well-constructed

well established

incontrovertible

free from doubt

deeply ingrained

hale and hearty

firmly established

unaccommodating

standing one's ground

set in concrete

bursting with health

high-principled

fit as a fiddle

in tip-top condition

rigidly enforced

carved in stone

not giving an inch

straightforward

sticking to one's guns

one-hundred percent

sure of oneself

tough nut to crack

in good physical condition

the picture of health

in good physical shape

high-maintenance

rooted to the spot

at a standstill

over-particular

not moving a muscle

solid as a rock

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

as straight as an arrow

unimpressionable

closely controlled

strictly controlled

uncompassionate

set in your ways

proof against persuasion

fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians

as thick as thieves

in a straight line

meaning what one says

unchallengeable

dyed-in-the wool

not discouraged

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

not backward in coming forward

not up for negotiation

tried and trusted

hanging together

alive and kicking

holding together

etched in stone

hermetically sealed

in every respect

no holds barred

without reservations

no ifs ands or buts

no strings attached

capable of being trusted

standardized^US

standardised^UK

pulling no punches

on the up and up

like the Rock of Gibralter

desensitized^US

common-sensical

lodged in one's brain

unshakeable in one's belief

desensitised^UK

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

lacking sentiment

as hard as nails

take-no-prisoners

as tough as old boots

toughened by experience

copper-bottomed

honest-to-goodness

well documented

high and mighty

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“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

entrepreneurial

according to a plan

thought through

well thought-out

carefully chosen

selected with care

established in advance

arranged in advance

decided beforehand

pre-established

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“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

Adjective

Aggressively ambitious, determined or confident

full of get-up-and-go

not backward in coming forward

pulling no punches

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Adjective

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

worth the effort

in the affirmative

straight-shooting

forward-looking

financially rewarding

to one's advantage

in one's interests

commercially successful

in one's best interests

happiness-inducing

financially worthwhile

in one's interest

extremely useful

self-sustaining

worth its weight in gold

very productive

to one's own advantage

in one's own interests

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Adjective

Having a practical or beneficial use

extremely useful

suited to the purpose

in working order

at one's disposal

can be exploited

can be utilized

can be put to use

can be drawn on

can be brought into play

can be brought to bear

brought to bear

non-theoretical

available for use

alive and kicking

at your disposal

in running order

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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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

on a tight rein

closely controlled

well thought-out

strictly controlled

strictly regulated

straightened out

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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

name-of-the-game

meat-and-potatoes

of vital importance

extremely important

of great moment

carrying a lot of weight

worthy of attention

out of the ordinary

not to be forgotten

never to be forgotten

fixed in the mind

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

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Adjective

Having great impact or influence

thought-provoking

incontrovertible

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

well-established

coming on strong

to be reckoned with

carrying conviction

not to be ignored

of considerable importance

character-building

emotion-charged

not taking no for an answer

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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

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Adjective

Pertaining to the belief that things are designed with a specific purpose or perform a function

Adjective

Signifying or carrying a special meaning

representational

individualistic

differentiating

giving an inkling

individualizing^US

individualising^UK

recognizable^US

personalized^US

individualized^US

recognisable^UK

personalised^UK

individualised^UK

impressionistic

distinguishable

particularised^UK

particularized^US

characteristic of

out of the ordinary

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