INTENTS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

intents

noun

plural of intent

as in purposes

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings; that wasn't my intent

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the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action the wording was a little unclear, but I think I grasped the intent

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Recent Examples of intents Legislation with similar intents passed one legislative chamber in both Colorado and Oregon this year, but neither made it to law. — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Legislation with similar intents passed one legislative chamber in both Colorado and Oregon this year, but neither made it to law. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 For all intents and purposes, this is a team that should not exist. — Arminka Helic, Time, 30 June 2026 Unless those intents are openly communicated and genuinely understood, misalignment will eventually emerge. — Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Reid, for all intents and purposes, casts the fictional league’s commissioner as the rightful big bad villain of Shane and Ilya’s story. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 Welcome to the start of the 2026 offseason for all intents and purposes, when chatter begins at a murmur before blossoming into a crescendo. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026 For all intents and purposes, the bulk of the offseason acquisition for the Dallas Cowboys is wrapped up. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026 For all intents and purposes, the rookie allocation increases as the salary cap increases. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 1 May 2026

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Noun

Also, as open-source models, developers can download the models for free and tweak them to suit their own purposes.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 July 2026
The cy pres doctrine prevents it from redirecting funds to other institutions, such as nearby public schools, or related purposes, such as college scholarships for low-income students.

— Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of purposes

Noun

Nothing will shake you and wake you like having your senses, your assumptions, your very identity overrun by hour upon hour of First Nations music, dancing, ceremony, and vitality on this patch of Apsáalooke (Crow) land.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 July 2026
The date tells you about quality or safety expectations, the package tells you if the product has been protected, and your senses can help identify signs of spoilage.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 July 2026

Definition of senses

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SpaceX’s goals for Flight 13 of Starship include testing several changes intended to overcome the engine issues on Flight 12 two months ago.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Rodríguez’s 2014 World Cup total of six goals also won him the Golden Boot (awarded to the tournament’s top scorer) that year.

— Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026

Definition of goals

Noun

Alas, occasionally our feelings decide to move in difficult directions despite our very best wishes and good intentions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The company added that some search terms tested by the group carried ambiguous intentions that didn’t overtly signal a mental health crisis, and that people usually ask follow-ups after first querying Google.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of intentions

Noun

On the eve of the conference, China launched its World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), a new grouping of 29 countries, including Russia, Indonesia and Pakistan, friendly to China and its aims.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
This transition was perhaps inevitable as his children aged, Buffett said, who added that his children are capable of achieving the aims set out by their parents.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of aims

Noun

Empty Your Purse, Tote, or Wallet Dump out the contents onto the bed and sort through everything.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
Twiggs described finding a note from Robinson, which was entered into evidence and read aloud in court, though its contents were previously revealed in court records.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

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