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Synonyms for intent
ɪnˈtɛntin·tent
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
intent
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.
Synonyms:
aim, aspiration, design, determination, end, end, endeavor, endeavor, goal, inclination, intention, mark, object, purpose, tendencyAntonyms:
aimlessness, avoidance, carelessness, heedlessness, neglect, negligence, oversight, purposelessness, thoughtlessness
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Princeton's WordNet
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:
intention, objective, use, design, determination, aim, designing, figure, role, purport, function, excogitation, conception, pattern, spirit, blueprint, object, invention, target, innovation, bearing, purpose, plan, headingAntonyms:
inattentiveintent, purport, spiritadjective
the intended meaning of a communication
Synonyms:
intention, aim, liveliness, smell, design, flavour, disembodied spirit, sprightliness, feel, purport, flavor, look, spirit, drift, feeling, heart, life, emotional state, tone, purposeAntonyms:
inattentivecaptive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrappedadjective
giving or marked by complete attention to
"that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
Synonyms:
clothed, cloaked, captive, engrossed, mantled, absorbed, enwrapped, confined, wrapped, jailed, imprisoned, drapedAntonyms:
inattentive
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "intent":
intention, intentions, intended, purpose, goal, intend, spirit, intentionality, aim, objective, 'intention, intending
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#61 | use | |
#79 | view | |
#200 | life | |
#245 | design | |
#317 | end | |
#446 | look | |
#480 | plan | |
#834 | mark | |
#853 | function | |
#873 | feel | |
#889 | heart | |
#958 | figure | |
#1093 | role | |
#1150 | object | |
#1258 | purpose | |
#1584 | target | |
#1672 | fixed | |
#1896 | goal | |
#2181 | spirit | |
#2193 | intended | |
#2357 | pattern | |
#2751 | aim | |
#2764 | meaning | |
#2935 | feeling | |
#3381 | objective | |
#3936 | innovation | |
#4082 | tone | |
#4123 | determination | |
#5534 | intent | |
#5917 | heading | |
#5920 | bearing | |
#6425 | designing | |
#7155 | invention | |
#7295 | intention | |
#8279 | urgent | |
#8314 | smell | |
#8705 | flavor | |
#8834 | intend | |
#9076 | wrapped | |
#10789 | tendency | |
#11300 | eager | |
#11779 | drift | |
#11922 | confined | |
#11939 | intentions | |
#12211 | conception | |
#13521 | absorbed | |
#15958 | captive | |
#16219 | endeavor | |
#16458 | blueprint | |
#18059 | flavour | |
#20492 | imprisoned | |
#22331 | jailed | |
#23687 | inclination | |
#24319 | aspiration | |
#25216 | intending | |
#28737 | clothed | |
#33869 | engrossed | |
#34398 | draped | |
#45028 | purport | |
#57822 | cloaked | |
#80372 | intentionality | |
#115617 | liveliness | |
#154227 | mantled |
How to use intent in a sentence?
Weve been patiently waiting for the truth to come out and weve heard from a lot of people who are intent and have colluded for over two years to take down my husband, so to hear today that someone finally had the bravery to stand up for the truth was refreshing after all of these years, this is probably the worst-case scenario of what you could expect as a military family after nearly 20 years of service.
The Pope's intent was to say to people: there is an urgency on this issue, divestment is a good way to raise the urgency. But it is not the be-all to end-all of solutions.
Win at all costs does not mean win with the intent of harming our democracy and hurting an entire nation.
Too often critics seem more intent on seeking new ways to alter Congress than to truly learn how it functions. They might well profit from the advice of Thomas Huxley, who said a century ago: Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notionor you shall learn nothing.
The intent is ... if someone dies with COVID-19 we are counting that.
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