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Purposeful vs Persevering - What's the difference?

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Purposeful is a related term of persevering.


As adjectives the difference between purposeful and persevering

is that purposeful is having purpose; intentional while persevering is tending to persevere.

As a noun persevering is

perseverance.

As a verb persevering is

.

purposeful

English

(Purpose)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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 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. }}

    Synonyms

    * determined * nose to the grindstone * focused

    Derived terms

    * purposefully * purposefulness

    Related terms

    * purposive

    persevering

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • perseverance

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to persevere.

    • Derived terms

    * perseveringly