purposed
Meant to happen
Purposed is the past tense of purpose as a verb, meaning intended or resolved to do something: She purposed to finish the project by Friday.
This verbal use is somewhat formal or old-fashioned, more common in religious or literary contexts than everyday speech.
As an adjective, purposed describes something done with intention or design: a purposed act, purposed neglect.
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- designedCreated according to plan
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- meantConveyed or purposed
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
premeditated · conscious · willful · aimed · targeted · focused · directed · strategic
Officially appointed to ministry
- predestinedDecided in advance
- calledContacted by phone
- destinedFixed by fate
- chosenSelected from alternatives
elect · commissioned · anointed · providential · fated · foreordained · sanctified · consecrated
Constructed or assembled
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- constructedBuilt or assembled
- craftedMade with skill
- madeProduced or constructed
fitted · suited · adapted · configured · specialized · customized · tailored · equipped
deliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
calculated · premeditated · conscious · willful · aimed · targeted · focused · directed · strategic · thoughtful
ordained
Officially appointed to ministry
- predestinedDecided in advance
- calledContacted by phone
- destinedFixed by fate
chosen · elect · commissioned · anointed · providential · fated · foreordained · sanctified · consecrated · blessed
built
Constructed or assembled
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- constructedBuilt or assembled
- craftedMade with skill
made · fitted · suited · adapted · configured · specialized · customized · tailored · equipped · outfitted
purposedaccidental
Occurring by chance
unintentional · inadvertent · unpurposed · unintended · chance
purposedaimless
Having no direction
purposeless · directionless · pointless · goalless · unfocused
- on purposeDone with deliberate intent
- defeat the purposeNegate intended outcome
- for all intents and purposesVirtually, in practice
- all-purpose flourGeneral-use milled wheat
- cross purposesMutually contradictory goals
- accidentally on purposeIntentionally feigning accident
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