Synonyms of intending

intending

verb

present participle of intend

1

as in planning

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planning
• going
• contemplating
• aiming
• hoping
• trying
• looking
• wishing
• proposing
• meaning
• attempting
• purporting
• designing
• aspiring
• calculating
• allowing
• purposing
• meditating
• considering
• dreaming
• endeavoring
• struggling
• striving
• figuring on
• pondering
• plotting
• debating
• accomplishing
• effecting
• achieving
• executing
• performing
• scheming
• mulling (over)

2

as in meaning

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind

lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meaning
• implying
• signifying
• denoting
• indicating
• importing
• suggesting
• expressing
• spelling
• intimating
• inferring
• representing
• hinting
• explaining
• announcing
• mentioning
• specifying
• symbolizing
• insinuating
• amounting (to)
• embodying
• proclaiming
• signaling
• connoting
• citing
• touching (on or upon)
• referring (to)
• pointing (to)
• designating
• adding up (to)
• symboling
• alluding (to)
• personifying
• declaring
• adverting
• elucidating
• epitomizing
• instancing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intending

Prosecutors say the group amassed guns, explosives, drones and body armor, intending to bomb the UFC Freedom 250 crowd and shoot fleeing spectators before the plan was disrupted. — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Visitors with overnight paddle, overnight motor and overnight hiking permits who were intending to enter the forest between Monday and Friday will have their reservations canceled. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 13 July 2026

With thousands of tourists expected to stay in Kansas City throughout the World Cup tournament, the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City members set up the market intending to bring more exposure to local businesses. — Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026

When Smith refused to leave his wife, Genevieve, nicknamed Doodles, Stopa showed up at their Palos Park home on April 24, 1924, intending to kill Smith’s wife. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ‌was intending to donate hers to a military museum. — Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Haaland clearly came into the World Cup intending to love it. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026

Executives rarely begin Monday morning intending to dilute their organization's thinking. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Donors who were intending to contribute funds to America250, a bipartisan committee created by Congress, were instead given the banking and routing numbers for a different but similarly named group, Freedom 250, the Democratic report says. — ABC News, 2 July 2026