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

The Congolese government aims to take over by next year, but has struggled with the recent uncertainty, said Polydor Kabila, coordinator of the universal healthcare program in the president's office. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

To help close that gap, the Netherlands aims to build 7 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2050. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

The Senate has sent the Protect College Sports Act, aims to provide that protection, to the House, but its fate remains uncertain in an election year. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Hello82, the K-pop entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles, aims to plant a flag in the market with their upcoming 82World. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Designed around New York’s gallery neighborhoods, Art Week NYC aims to celebrate the city’s one-of-a-kind art ecosystem by bringing together museums, cultural institutions, galleries, artists, collectors, and audiences. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026

In 2025, the company opened a global fragrance atelier in Paris, called La Maison des Paroberfums, which aims to accelerate innovation across its portfolio of fragrance brands including Jo Malone London, Le Labo, Kilian Paris and more. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

The military operation there aims to restore sovereignty and confront the Houthi militia that’s attacking not just Saudi Arabia and Yemen, but the arteries of the global economy. — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The visit aims to encourage businesses in Homewards’s other flagship locations—Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Lambeth, Newport, and Sheffield—to join the network, with a target of 50 participating employers by June 2028. — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Noun

The cynic would say their aims are financial, and the outcomes in education are merely incidental to that end. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

But the uneven nature of the film, its plotting, its character motivations, and its aims only become bigger and bloodier as the film winds on. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026

The initiative comes as Vietnam ramps up infrastructure investment to support its multiyear double-digit economic growth target, with aims to reach 10 percent GDP growth in 2026 and 2027. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

The mix of modern and vintage aims to make customers feel fully immersed in the world of Coach, according to a news release. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

The single-night air campaign against Iran’s nuclear installations in June 2025 and the in-and-out raid to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026 succeeded in their narrow aims. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Compass is preparing to complete a rolling FDA submission this quarter for COMP360, its synthetic psilocybin treatment for treatment-resistant depression, with aims to launch early next year. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

But the rebels were not a monolith—there was a constellation of groups, with competing aims. — Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

Streamlining training and reducing the time needed to field APKWS across the Marine H-1 helicopter community were also stated aims of the firing event. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026