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noun

as in lover
the person to whom one is engaged to be married after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site

Synonyms & Similar Words

intended

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verb

past tense of intend

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Recent Examples of intended
Adjective
None of the engagements produced their intended outcomes, and, in the case of Colvin’s dealings with Mauriss, the collapse of their pact led to legal threats. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The lottery awards you a time slot to apply for a permit four months before your intended hike-out date. Madison Chapman, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Online speculation and desire regarding Daryl and Carol as a couple has been at a thunderous drumbeat over the years, but the stars have been resistant to engage — no pun intended — on the topic. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 While the ruling was intended to limit lower courts’ ability to issue sweeping relief, courts have found other ways to issue similar relief, and the Supreme Court’s emergency docket has remained busy. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intended
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intended
Adjective
  • Now, faced with deliberate racial gerrymandering in other states and unchecked executive overreach at home, California must respond with equal determination.
    Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Singer-songwriter Baby Rose stepped into a suite of Nina Simone songs, her voice—smoky, deliberate—pouring into the choreography.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This cal is every candle lover’s dream.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
  • National Coffee Day is the perfect time buy a gift for the coffee lover in your life.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There was no immediate word on whether the Aztecs planned to do another flash sale.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • If all goes as planned, Charlotte could advance autonomous construction technology on Earth and the Moon.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And more people meant more masking tape, more numbers stuck to the chests of anyone who would allow it.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • This, coupled with a professional ban in her home country, meant that a boxing career seemed almost unthinkable for someone like Brækhus, even after becoming European champion and a world silver medalist.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The resulting formula is a gentle and effective cleanser with a host of benefits that have its eco-friendly suds making a splash within the beauty and environmentally-conscious household cleaning spaces alike.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This hotel, which appeals to budget-conscious travelers with its free aquarium and mermaid show, offers free self-parking and valet parking.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over the summer the actress hit the desert and jetted to the islands with her boyfriend Van Hunt and wore an array of bikinis for their excursions.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Trujillo ultimately met with her boyfriend, Aburto Guzman, outside a few blocks away from the school, according to court documents.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Michigan House voted nearly unanimously in June to approve legislation aimed at cracking down on bots that purchase tickets in bulk, inflating demand and resale prices.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Napheesa Collier, the WNBA All-Star who recently put the league’s leadership on blast, received praise from fellow players in response to her four-minute callout aimed at WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league office.
    Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the session also signified a major change in how business is conducted in the Missouri Senate, which may shape the future of legislation passed by lawmakers in the General Assembly.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The extension signified rectifying the city's decision, motivated by Black-white racial divisions, not to name the entire street after the Civil Rights leader.
    Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intended. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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