Antonyms for intention
ɪnˈtɛn ʃənin·ten·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.2 / 5 votes

1. intention

   The aim is the direction in which one shoots, or sometimes that which is aimed at. The mark is that at which one shoots; the goal, that toward which one runs. All alike indicate the direction of endeavor. The end is the point at which one expects or hopes to close his labors; the object, that which he would grasp as the reward of his labors. Aspiration, design, endeavor, purpose, referring to the mental acts by which the aim is attained, are often used as interchangeable with aim. Aspiration applies to what are viewed as noble aims; endeavor, design, intention, purpose, indifferently to the best or worst. Aspiration has less of decision than the other terms; one may aspire to an object, and yet lack the fixedness of purpose by which alone it can be attained. Purpose is stronger than intention. Design especially denotes the adaptation of means to an end; endeavor refers to the exertions by which it is to be attained. One whose aims are worthy, whose aspirations are high, whose designs are wise, and whose purposes are steadfast, may hope to reach the goal of his ambition, and will surely win some object worthy of a life's endeavor. Compare AMBITION; DESIGN.

   Antonyms:
   aimlessness, avoidance, carelessness, heedlessness, neglect, negligence, oversight, purposelessness, thoughtlessness

   Synonyms:
   aim, aspiration, design, determination, end, end, endeavor, endeavor, goal, inclination, intent, mark, object, purpose, tendency

Matched Categories

1. • Goal
   • Volition

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.8 / 5 votes

1. purpose, intent, intention, aim, designnoun

   an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

   "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

   Synonyms:
   objective, use, design, determination, aim, designing, figure, role, purport, function, excogitation, conception, pattern, spirit, blueprint, object, intent, invention, target, innovation, bearing, purpose, plan, heading

2. intentionnoun

   (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal

   "his intentions are entirely honorable"

   Synonyms:
   purpose, design, aim, intent

3. intentionnoun

   an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out

   "my intention changed once I saw her"

   Synonyms:
   purpose, design, aim, intent

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. intentionnoun

   Synonyms:
   design, plan, purpose, aim

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:4.7 / 3 votes

1. can not target

   it can be hard to understand to make your first target

   the man was so intention he missed the deer when it run past hem.

   Submitted by rinat on December 9, 2015  

How to use intention in a sentence?

1. Dan Gainor:

   By using the word ‘Advent,’ the magazine turned its sleazy, soft-core modeling segments into a controversy, of course it’s sacrilegious. That was the intention.

2. Reckitt Benckiser:

   We have accepted full responsibility for the role that this product played in these health issues, including deaths, in Korea and while we acknowledge that we cannot repair the harm that has been done, we have stated our continuing intention to do whatever we can to provide full resolution to these cases.

3. Asif Kapadia:

   It wasn't the intention to upset anyone, but just to show what was going on in her life, there's a lot of turmoil, there's a lot of stuff going on in her life and that's why things turned out the way they did. That's it really.

4. Mark Gibson:

   I didn't tell anyone at the time because I didn't want to jeopardize anything. I didn't want to rock the boat with my family, my schooling, my life... I had no intention back then of telling anyone ever.

5. Adam Tooze:

   ...in practice the Reichsbank and the Reich Ministry of Economic Affairs had no intention of allowing the radical activists of the SA, the shopfloor militants of the Nazi party or Gauleiter commissioners to dictate the course of events. Under the slogan of “the strong state”, the ministerial bureaucracy fashioned a new national structure of economic regulation.

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