goal-oriented

adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectivegoal-oriented (comparative more goal-oriented, superlative most goal-oriented)

comparative more goal-oriented · superlative most goal-oriented · alternative UK goal-orientated

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

    Like many films of the indie realist strain - and unlike Lost in Translation — Welcome to the Dollhouse eventually abandons its slack, episodic pattern of narration for more goal-oriented suspense.

    2011, Michael Z. Newman, Indie, An American Film Culture, page 117

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
goal-directed

Origin

From goal + oriented.

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Translations

Afrikaans doelgerig
  • doelgerigFocused on reaching a particular objective or serving a particular purpose
Dutch doelgericht
  • doelgerichtFocused on reaching a particular objective or serving a particular purpose
German zielgerichtet
  • zielgerichtetFocused on reaching a particular objective or serving a particular purpose
Cite this entry
APA

goal-oriented. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goal-oriented

MLA

“goal-oriented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goal-oriented. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goal-oriented,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goal-oriented.

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