AIMS Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

aims 1 of 2

verb

Definition of aims next

present tense third-person singular of aim

as in casts

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal the new accounting system is aimed at reducing costs

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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

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aims

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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

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Recent Examples of aims

Verb

Amazon aims to have the best membership service in the world, and live sports have become a big part of it. —

Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Hatfield said the cooperative aims to lease back its headquarters site, one of the smaller buildings on the campus, from any buyer. —

Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026 The $190 million, multi-year project for the Springbrook Water Reclamation Center aims to replace aging infrastructure, expand the facility’s capacity to meet long-term demands and ensure compliance with Illinois Environmental Protection Agency standards. —

Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 The initiative aims to determine the effectiveness of using highway noise barriers to generate renewable energy while reducing noise for surrounding communities, according to the DOT. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026 After that will come Artemis 4, which aims to land astronauts near the moon's south pole in late 2028. —

Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026 This year, Expo aims to capitalize on building excitement for the Obama Presidential Center, which opens to the public on July 19 and has already commissioned projects from high-wattage artists including Mark Bradford, Nick Cave, Jenny Holzer, Julie Mehretu, and Carrie Mae Weems. —

Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 The museum aims to be both an incubator and a marketplace, supporting artists and connecting them with buyers. —

Carl Juste, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 The effort aims to secure Rwanda’s food self-sufficiency as population grows toward 22 million and global pressures threaten farm input supplies. —

Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

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If the Supreme Court does vote to maintain the 14th Amendment as is, expect Republicans to come up with legislation to enact their racist aims. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 Later in 2021, official aims of meeting the ambitious 2024 date quickly faded as space policy experts reflected on the beginning of the Biden administration. —

Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026 October 23 – November 21 Group efforts benefit from clear, shared aims. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his military's aims in Iran are beyond halfway complete, but that Israel is widening its invasion of Lebanon. —

Npr Staff, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026 But those tactical successes don't necessarily translate to achieving all the president's strategic aims. —

ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026 January 20 – February 18 Collaboration works best when the aims are clear. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026 Trump has also offered shifting war aims and timelines. —

Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026 Boycotts lacking adequate coordination and clear aims are likely to fail, especially when different groups target different companies. —

David Cortright, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aims

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There are moments, in director Joe Mantello’s grand and spare production, set in a kind of purgatorial garage, when Lane’s innate funnyman persona casts resonant shadows.

— Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, politics casts a long shadow over humanity’s efforts to reach the stars.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026