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aim

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of aim

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

the main aim of a trip to the city is to shop for school clothes, but we always go to the artisans' market, too

Synonyms of aim

ambition, aspiration, bourne (also bourn), design, dream, end, goal, idea, ideal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, point, pretension, purpose, target, thing

Words Related to aim

grail, holy grail

plot, project, scheme

desire, hope, mind, wish

nirvana

destination, terminus

Phrases Synonymous with aim

name of the game

Near Antonyms of aim

means, method, way

Synonym Discussion of aim

intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about.

- announced his intention to marry

intent suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness.

- the clear intent of the statute

purpose suggests a more settled determination.

- being successful was her purpose in life

design implies a more carefully calculated plan.

- the order of events came by accident, not design

aim adds to these implications of effort directed toward attaining or accomplishing.

- her aim was to raise film to an art form

end stresses the intended effect of action often in distinction or contrast to the action or means as such.

- willing to use any means to achieve his end

object may equal end but more often applies to a more individually determined wish or need.

- his constant object was the achievement of pleasure

objective implies something tangible and immediately attainable.

- their objective is to seize the oil fields

goal suggests something attained only by prolonged effort and hardship.

- worked years to reach her goals

aim

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of aim

1 to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

the new accounting system is aimed at reducing costs

Synonyms of aim

bend, cast, direct, head, hold, level, pinpoint, set, train

Words Related to aim

sight

bear, face

concentrate, focus

incline, orient, steer

Near Antonyms of aim

avert, curve, deflect, detour, divert, rechannel, shunt, sidetrack

2 to have in mind as a purpose or goal

aimed to have his paper all done in time to go to the movies

Synonyms of aim

allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], aspire, calculate, contemplate, design, go [chiefly Southern & Midland], intend, look, mean, meditate, plan, propose, purport, purpose

Words Related to aim

dream, hope, wish

consider, debate, mull (over), ponder

attempt, endeavor, strive, struggle, try

plot, scheme

accomplish, achieve, effect, execute, perform

Phrases Synonymous with aim

figure on

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