to that end

With that goal

To that end introduces an action taken to achieve a previously stated goal or purpose.

The phrase connects intent to effort: She wanted to improve her Spanish; to that end, she moved to Barcelona for a year.

It signals that what follows is meant to accomplish what came before.

Related

in pursuit of · step · purpose · achieve · ergo · path · means · implement · so · strategize · attain · accordingly · intention · realize · consequently · in order to · hence · fulfill

Opposites
purposefulness

to that endaimlessly

Without direction or intent

for no reason · randomly · purposelessly · pointlessly · haphazardly

goal alignment

to that endto the contrary

Indicating disagreement with previous statement

counterproductively · nevertheless · notwithstanding

Family

end, ending, ended, endless, ends, endow, endlessly, endowment, endings

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G