Synonyms of aimed

aimed

verb

past tense of aim

1

as in directed

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

the new accounting system is aimed at reducing costs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• directed
• focused
• headed
• cast
• held
• set
• trained
• concentrated
• bent
• steered
• leveled
• pinpointed
• bore
• oriented
• inclined
• faced
• sighted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diverted
• deflected
• averted
• curved
• shunted
• sidetracked
• detoured
• rechanneled

2

as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intended
• planned
• meant
• designed
• hoped
• tried
• went
• looked
• proposed
• contemplated
• wished
• calculated
• attempted
• allowed
• aspired
• purposed
• purported
• considered
• meditated
• figured on
• dreamed
• struggled
• endeavored
• plotted
• debated
• achieved
• performed
• accomplished
• strove
• pondered
• executed
• effected
• mulled (over)
• schemed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aimed

Another $2 million would fund an off-site residential security post aimed at making emergency responses faster, as well as increasing the number of Supreme Court police officers. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers on Monday evening start several weeks of late-night broadcasts aimed at reaching summer audiences, one of TV’s smallest pools of viewership. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 July 2026

In December, the Illinois Department of Human Services released a multiyear plan aimed at further combating human trafficking. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Emerging markets asset manager Gemcorp has closed a $20 million private credit deal in Saudi Arabia, a senior executive told Semafor, aimed at providing funding to small and medium-sized companies. — Ed Clowes, semafor.com, 13 July 2026

For example, some models are aimed at simulation for robotics or research without generating a video that any human operator sees. — ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

The office said his physical therapy is aimed at reducing the risk of him falling again. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 13 July 2026

The self-defense classes are part of a broader public safety initiative the DDA says is aimed at making downtown Miami safer. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Tehran has paused fragile negotiations with the US aimed at reaching a lasting deal to end their conflict during the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike in February, on the first day of the war. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026