Synonyms of aims

aims 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of aim

1

as in casts

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

the new accounting system is aimed at reducing costs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• casts
• directs
• focuses
• sets
• holds
• levels
• heads
• pinpoints
• trains
• bends
• steers
• concentrates
• sights
• faces
• orients
• bears
• inclines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diverts
• deflects
• averts
• curves
• shunts
• detours
• sidetracks
• rechannels

2

as in intends

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

• intends
• plans
• hopes
• means
• proposes
• tries
• contemplates
• purposes
• wishes
• goes
• purports
• aspires
• looks
• calculates
• attempts
• allows
• designs
• strives
• considers
• meditates
• figures on
• dreams
• struggles
• achieves
• debates
• accomplishes
• schemes
• plots
• ponders
• endeavors
• performs
• executes
• mulls (over)
• effects

aims

2 of 2

noun

plural of aim

as in goals

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 & Similar Words

• goals
• purposes
• plans
• objectives
• intentions
• ambitions
• ideas
• intents
• objects
• dreams
• things
• aspirations
• targets
• ideals
• hopes
• meanings
• pretensions
• points
• designs
• ends
• marks
• projects
• bournes
• desires
• wishes
• schemes
• minds
• plots
• destinations
• holy grails
• grails
• nirvanas
• termini

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• means
• methods
• ways

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aims

Verb

Burnham wants to continue reducing net migration and voted in support of a bill that aims to further cut channel crossings and direct people to safer, legal routes. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

Maybe more, as Argentina aims to become the first team to win back-to-back World Cup titles since Brazil 64 years ago. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

This initiative aims to identify and voluntarily treat testosterone deficiencies, which naturally occur as levels decline after age 30. — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Election experts said the Constitution gives states the authority to administer elections, and the 1974 Privacy Act aims to prevent sharing personal information about voters the way the executive branch seeks. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Kansas City is proposing a $100 million bond to support the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which aims to create and rehabilitate affordable housing in the city and address blight by renovating vacant properties. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

The law primarily aims to tackle America’s housing affordability problem by increasing supply. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Rather than investing heavily in a handful of sophisticated drones, the military aims to field larger fleets that can absorb battlefield losses without significantly affecting operational capability. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

But what Mack actually aims to show through this aesthetic is less clear. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 11 July 2026

Noun

On the eve of the conference, China launched its World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), a new grouping of 29 countries, including Russia, Indonesia and Pakistan, friendly to China and its aims. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

This transition was perhaps inevitable as his children aged, Buffett said, who added that his children are capable of achieving the aims set out by their parents. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Over the course of the fifties, Bobby perfected his performance of power, calibrating and re-calibrating to fit his family’s political aims. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Burnham, who did not even stand for parliament at the last general election, has revealed little so far of his policy aims. — Ian King, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Trump has yet to publicly state his aims for the future of Venezuela, outside of taking over its oil industry. — Juan Carlos Albarran, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

But Vladimir Putin has shown no sign of abandoning his war aims. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2026

How are those aims represented (if at all) in the molecular or neural mechanics of the organism? — Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026

The proposal has drawn the support of Great River Greening, Friends of the Mississippi River, the Ramsey Hill Association and the Payne-Phalen Community Council, which voted last fall to endorse its general aims. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026