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goal-directed

goal-directed adjective: focused on reaching a particular objective or serving a particular purpose.

Adjective

goal-directed (not comparable)

  1. Focused on reaching a particular objective or serving a particular purpose.

Synonyms of goal-directed

Origin of goal-directed

From goal + directed.

Questions about goal-directed

What does goal-directed mean?
Goal-directed means focused on reaching a particular objective or serving a particular purpose.
What part of speech is goal-directed?
Goal-directed is an adjective.

Words near goal-directed in the dictionary

  1. goal sucks
  2. goal third
  3. goal thirds
  4. goal umpire
  5. goal umpires
  6. goal-directed
  7. goal-line
  8. goal-orientated
  9. goal-oriented
  10. goal-orientedness
  11. goal-setting

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