terminal vs goal

goal vs terminal

terminal and goal both are nouns.

terminal is an adjective but goal is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terminal	Yes	Yes	No	No
goal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, goal is a hyponym of terminal; that is, goal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terminal:

terminal: either extremity of something that has length
goal: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

Other hyponyms of terminal include bitter end, bitthead, heel, point, magnetic pole, pole, railhead, terminus, yardarm, nerve end, nerve ending, telomere, heel, end point, endpoint, termination, terminus, destination, finish, tip.

terminal (noun)	goal (noun)
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods	a successful attempt at scoring
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves	game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display	the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
either extremity of something that has length	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

terminal (adjective)	goal (adjective)
being or situated at an end
relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
occurring at or forming an end or termination
causing or ending in or approaching death

Difference between terminal and goal

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