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 initiative aims to bring positivity and hope to children battling critical illnesses. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The free meals program aims to combat malnutrition and reduce childhood stunting by providing meals to nearly 90 million students, toddlers and pregnant women. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Together, the project aims to connect molecular structure to processing, morphology, and material properties, and ultimately to device performance. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

The project also aims to cut wait times at lights, former Deputy Town Manager Wayne Herron told The Charlotte Observer in July. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026

The film aims to reclaim its throne in the genre — emphasizing reboots and remakes — but doesn’t quite make the cut. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

The district aims to implement changes in the 2027-28 school year. — Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026

Amazon's Alexa for Shopping, its personalized agentic assistant, aims to personalize product discovery through a conversational AI interface. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Beijing aims to transform the region into a high-altitude green energy powerhouse, with projects that include a $168 billion megadam, currently under construction, that could stretch the limits of what human engineering has achieved. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Noun

Another official argument is that terrorism generally involves political or ideological aims, while cartels primarily are motivated by profit. — María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

As wartime demand grows, private companies often feel compelled to take part in military ventures or dual-use projects that serve military aims. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

The day before the festival, Rodrigo talked about its philanthropic aims. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026

Moving away from a retrospective punishment mechanism appealed to Portsmouth too, as did the shift to a focus on liquidity, something which meshes with the aims of the independent football regulator, which recently came into operation in England. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Vance’s comments also seemed to suggest that the administration was more acutely focused on the economic impact of the war than the original aims of the war itself. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The commission has enacted temporary development moratoriums for new proposals in years past, including in 2017 and 2024, with aims to increase affordable housing. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

But the alliance is meant to protect against the expansionist aims and destabilizing activities of any regional power – particularly Iran and Israel. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Its main aims, however, also take in enrolling Recife’s key craft talent on projects, bringing on the next generation of great filmmakers in Brazil’s Northeast, and attracting shoots to the state. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026