Determined vs Purposeful - What's the difference?
determined | purposeful |
Decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
(determine)
Having purpose; intentional.
Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 10
, author=Jeremy Wilson
, title= England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report
, work=Telegraph
Purposeful is a synonym of determined.
As adjectives the difference between determined and purposeful
is that determined is decided; resolute, possessing much determination while purposeful is having purpose; intentional.As a verb determined
is past tense of determine.determined
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I'm determined to get a good grade in my exam.
Verb
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*purposeful
English
(Purpose)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=An utterly emphatic 5-0 victory was ultimately capped by two wonder strikes in the last two minutes from Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner. Before that, England had utterly dominated to take another purposeful stride towards the 2013 European Championship in Israel. They have already established a five-point buffer at the top of Group Eight. }}