Synonyms of intents

intents

noun

plural of intent

1

as in purposes

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings; that wasn't my intent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purposes
• goals
• intentions
• plans
• aims
• objectives
• ideas
• ambitions
• objects
• dreams
• things
• aspirations
• meanings
• ideals
• targets
• designs
• pretensions
• points
• ends
• marks
• hopes
• projects
• desires
• bournes
• wishes
• minds
• schemes
• plots
• destinations
• holy grails
• grails
• nirvanas
• termini

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• means
• methods
• ways

2

as in senses

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• senses
• intentions
• meanings
• contents
• imports
• significances
• definitions
• connotations
• themes
• implications
• messages
• significations
• drifts
• motives
• purports
• natures
• denotations
• indications
• suggestions
• topics
• clues
• spirits
• stuff
• essences
• cues
• intimations
• hearts
• hints
• souls
• subjects
• matters
• questions
• tenors
• burdens
• acceptances
• kernels
• inklings
• essentialities
• acceptations
• motifs
• bottoms
• points
• cores
• nuclei
• gists
• cruxes
• piths
• marrows
• nubs
• quicks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intents

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

For all intents and purposes, an unknown actor can wade unburdened into the depths of Bond, able to transform without a viewer’s prior expectation tainting the image of 007. — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Dadiet, for all intents and purposes, is entering a contract year. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

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

For all intents and purposes, this is a team that should not exist. — Arminka Helic, Time, 30 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