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purse has 4 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 6 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
“she reached into her bag and found a comb”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for purse come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
“he made the contribution out of his own purse”
a sum of money offered as a prize
“the purse barely covered the winner's expenses”