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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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

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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

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Noun

Whether or not the medication is truly effective for antiaging purposes remains to be seen, but the finding highlights how the burgeoning technology could make the drug discovery process easier, or at least faster.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
This was intended to enable him to build his own network for intelligence purposes, the statement said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of purposes

Noun

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

Definition of senses

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

Definition of goals

Noun

As a result, plans need to be made to deal with the logistics of several celestial vehicles taxiing and docking at the port and eventually at a permanent moon settlement.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
Pricing plans, rebate information and outage status were flagged as the most consistently difficult content for customers to navigate across every utility digital channel studied.

— Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of plans

Noun

Districts would no longer need to be compact, contiguous or required to respect geographic boundaries, allowing them to be drawn nearly any way our legislature finds convenient for its political aims.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
What was your way in there and why was that subject specifically something that felt so pertinent to your larger aims?

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of aims

Noun

The contents of the exosomes of those with post-herpetic neuralgia had significantly higher concentrations of proteins known to suppress the growth of neurons.

— Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Its statement did not address the contents of the video or the merits of the lawsuit.

— Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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