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intended

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of intended

the person to whom one is engaged to be married
  • After a bit of debate, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site.
Synonyms of intended

betrothed, fiancé, fiancée
Words Related to intended

admirer, beau, beloved, boyfriend, darling, dear, favorite, fellow, flame, girlfriend, honey, love, lover, steady, swain, sweet, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetie pie, valentine

bride, groom

intended

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of intended

made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
  • You may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig.
Synonyms of intended

conscious, deliberate, intentional, knowing, purposeful, purposive, set, voluntary, willed, willful (or wilful), witting
Words Related to intended

designed, planned

conscious

advised, calculated, considered, measured, reasoned, studied, thoughtful, weighed

premeditated, premeditative, prepense

discretionary, elective, optional, volunteer
Near Antonyms of intended

inadvertent, unwitting

accidental, chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, incidental, random

aimless, desultory, purposeless

abrupt, impetuous, sudden

coerced, forced, involuntary

compulsory, mandatory, necessary, nonelective, obligatory, ordered, required

extemporaneous, impromptu, impulsive, instinctive, spontaneous, unforced, unpremeditated
Antonyms of intended

nondeliberate, nonpurposive, unintentional

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