INTENTIONS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

intentions

noun

plural of intention

as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish her intention is to climb the highest peak in each of the 50 states

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as in senses

the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action she was uncertain of the intention of his frantic gesturing

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Recent Examples of intentions The Bulls’ intentions of pushing him as a decision-maker did not dissipate in Las Vegas. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Much like the reception to his first book, The Zombie Survival Guide, many fans seem to misunderstand his intentions. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026 The problem comes when information collected for one purpose becomes useful to someone with very different intentions. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 None of this is to say that businesses are deploying AI with bad intentions. — Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Today’s new moon presents an excellent opportunity to set intentions. — Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 And some Meta smart glasses users have shown people will hide their recording intentions. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2026 Ned’s doubt over his effect on Mare is appropriate, considering his intentions don’t always line up with his actions. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 Critically, Pachocki wrote that one of the primary tools OpenAI and other AI companies have used to verify if AI models are following user intentions and check for misbehavior is losing its efficacy. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

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Noun

McDavid’s isolated stats show his line surrendered more goals but still delivered a handsome 54 percent share.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Boise’s City Council on Tuesday denied an appeal from the Cathedral of the Rockies seeking to pave a parking area adjacent to its North End church, dealing a blow to an application that pit arguments of religious freedom against municipal goals.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026

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The plant contains mescaline, a psychoactive compound that alters perception and mood, sharpening the senses and amplifying feelings of empathy and connection.

— Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Walking through the rest of the Javits Center outside of the backstage area and 40/40 Club, however, was like having all your senses punched in the face.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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Glover has taken a leadership job at his alma mater, California Polytechnic State University, while Wiseman's future plans weren't disclosed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The friends left for Bali in late August, with plans to sightsee and hike in Ubud, known for its deep cultural roots and lush landscapes.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of plans

Noun

Around for decades, red-light therapy has traditionally been used to treat chronic muscle and joint pain and various injuries, and has shown cosmetic benefits for skin and facial care, purposes for which it’s cleared by the FDA.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
One of the Constitution’s founding purposes was to prevent change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of purposes

Noun

But ProPublica and The Post found that Richardson was, for all intents and purposes, still in charge of the club, a violation of his suspension.

— Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026
Nearly every customer relationship, operational workflow, escalation path and commercial outcome emerges from one of these two conversational intents.

— Naresh Prajapati, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of intents

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One of its major objectives was to provoke Western states into attacking their own democracies, in a kind of auto-immune response to terrorism, in which the effort to defend the political body corroded it from within.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Wars are launched with objectives defined in speeches, soundbites, and headlines.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of objectives

Noun

But the contents of a separate LAPD internal affairs file reviewed by The Times has shed new light on the unit at the center of the scandal and how its officers responded to investigators who were looking into the matter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Her family is being raised on the contents of Letts’ massive DVD collection, both old and new.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

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