Synonyms for target
ˈtɑr gɪt

Princeton's WordNet(1.14 / 7 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. target, mark(noun)

   a reference point to shoot at

   "his arrow hit the mark"

   Synonyms:
   objective, marking, object, butt, mark, sucker, target area, sign, crisscross, fall guy, bull's eye, mug, quarry, score, brand, aim, chump, scrape, stigma, stain, home run, fair game, scratch, grade, gull, patsy, fool, marker, cross, print, scar, bell ringer, prey, soft touch

2. prey, quarry, target, fair game(noun)

   a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

   "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"

   Synonyms:
   object, quarry, fair game, target area, pit, aim, butt, mark, objective, prey, stone pit

3. target, target area(noun)

   the location of the target that is to be hit

   Synonyms:
   object, quarry, fair game, target area, aim, butt, mark, objective, prey

4. target, butt(noun)

   sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

   Synonyms:
   objective, fanny, tail, seat, object, butt, mark, rear end, stooge, can, nates, stub, fundament, quarry, goat, posterior, buttocks, behind, aim, stern, bottom, backside, bum, buns, fair game, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, target area, hind end, butt joint, rump, butt end, keister, coffin nail, ass, prat, arse, cigaret, rear, cigarette, tush, laughingstock, prey

5. aim, object, objective, target(verb)

   the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

   "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

   Synonyms:
   intention, aim, objective, quarry, design, physical object, object lens, mark, butt, target area, object, prey, objective lens, intent, object glass, fair game, bearing, purpose, heading

6. target, aim, place, direct, point(verb)

   intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

   "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

   Synonyms:
   charge, taper, drive, repoint, rank, channelise, get, put, localize, organise, range, commit, lead, station, sharpen, maneuver, take, place, signal, designate, point, come in, betoken, position, grade, steer, purpose, take aim, show, train, lay, calculate, engineer, manoeuver, purport, aspire, aim, address, manoeuvre, direct, level, head, identify, organize, channelize, propose, luff, shoot for, draw a bead on, conduct, post, invest, bespeak, locate, rate, orient, send, orchestrate, mastermind, come out, set, guide, order, site, pose, localise, indicate

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. target(noun)

   The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.

   Do you charge by source or target?

   Synonyms:
   target language

2. target(noun)

   A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.

   Synonyms:
   target language

3. target(noun)

   To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).

   Take careful aim at the target.

   Synonyms:
   target language

4. target(noun)

   To aim for as an audience or demographic.

   The advertising campaign targeted older women.

   Synonyms:
   target language

5. target(noun)

   To produce code suitable for.

   This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors.

   Synonyms:
   target language

6. target(noun)

   A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

   Synonyms:
   target language

7. target(noun)

   The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.

   He made a good target.

   Synonyms:
   target language

8. target(noun)

   The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

   Synonyms:
   target language

9. target(noun)

   A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

   Synonyms:
   target language

10. target(noun)

    the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win

    Synonyms:
    target language

11. target(noun)

    The tenor of a metaphor.

    Synonyms:
    target language

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. target(n.)

   Synonyms:
   mark (to be shot at)

PPDB, the paraphrase database(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "target":

   objective, destination, goal, meta, targets, aim, targeted, fate, destiny, objectives, targeting, purpose, goals, focus, referred, destino, indicators, object, blanco, diana, lens

Nicknames(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these nicknames:

1. List of known nicknames for "Target":

   Nenad Šimun, Mladi Gospar

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. TARGET

   Synonyms:
   Trial of Alternative Regimens for Glue Ear Treatment

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How to use target in a sentence?

1. Tushar Bansal:

   The target (for China) is for any single country to be below 20 percent in terms of market share. The Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, will continue to be the biggest supplier to China.

2. La Rochefoucauld:

   A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as himself, that he is a worthy target for the arrows of fate.

3. Chief Executive Gilles Schnepp:

   Our target is double-digit growth for connected products, and we are well on track for that.

4. Sylvia Garcia:

   A lot of it has to do with the political climate, it seems that every year there is a new target.

5. Richard Blumenthal:

   It would very possibly be an obstruction of justice because he would be misusing that power to protect himself as a target of that investigation.

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