INTENDED Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

in-ˈten-dəd

Definition of intended

as in deliberate

made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig

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noun

as in lover

the person to whom one is engaged to be married after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site

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intended

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verb

past tense of intend

as in planned

to have in mind as a purpose or goal an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry

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as in meant

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

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Recent Examples of intended

Adjective

Instead of beginning with predetermined values, generic and disconnected trainings or executive assumptions, leaders can identify the specific gap between the intended culture and employees’ lived experiences. — Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Migrants must provide border officials the street address of their intended residence when they are processed. — Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Noun

Once the intendeds did tie the knot, their love deepened into a lifetime of devotion and admiration. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026

Verb

The Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration deny the allegations and say the revision is intended to remove duplicate and ineligible entries. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 This requirement is intended to make sure providers can deliver the necessary services to patients. — Colin Conner Ii, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intended

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Adjective

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also rejected Zelenskyy's claims that the disruptions to the system were deliberate.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
In the lobby, the beams and columns join with such deliberate overelaborations as to mock the simplicity of the overall building.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberate

Verb

With night set to fall, many in the area were without power due to outages planned by Southern California Edison in hopes of preventing power lines downed by the winds from sparking fires.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
The band had planned to celebrate the release of its second album, Toxicity, with a free show in a Hollywood parking lot on September 3, 2001.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

But inside was a solid-state transformer, or SST—an array of power electronics that was meant to do the work of several pieces of that gear—and hopefully much more.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
China has backed its ambitions with extensive reforms that are explicitly meant to strengthen intellectual property protections.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of meant

Adjective

Yes, indeed, although voluntary export restraints raise a series of technical issues.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The voluntary settlement agreement does not require a monetary payment, and the university does not admit to any wrongdoing or liability.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of voluntary

Noun

An ex-boyfriend, now platonic pal (Eric Lynch) at the (fictional) Chicago Herald offers her an assignment of profiling a Bears superfan, Darlene Donnelly (Marsha Mason).

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Jordan’s mother, after being killed by her boyfriend and stuffed in a duffel bag, had been funeralized at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of boyfriend

Verb

Without the marketing budgets of Apple or Samsung, Nothing is spending on smaller, local projects aimed at its core customers.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Hundreds also turned out for a No Kings protest in Boise Saturday, one of 3,000 such events nationwide aimed at mobilizing early voters.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026

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