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

By the end of Saturday night, the sanctuary had served two purposes at once.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
The other scan—the spatial scan—employs a less powerful instrument called an Xgrid Portalcam, and serves several different purposes.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of purposes

Noun

The reign of Republicans during the Civil War and Reconstruction was a democratic breakthrough in two senses.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
However, human problems appear real according to the information gathered from the five corporeal senses.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

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Noun

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
One of the goals behind the Lele pop-up for Uditi, who grew up in Caserta, outside of Naples, was to highlight the cuisine of his native Campania.

— Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of goals

Noun

The leader of the United Kingdom’s Green Party has announced his intentions to run for the seat in Parliament vacated by former Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026
There were good intentions behind the concept, but a chunk of viewers left the program — and have not come back.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of intentions

Noun

With his final book, however, Morris refuses to draw conclusions, letting the ambiguity of Surrealists’ meanings stand.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Barón hopes the physical language of the work leaves space for audiences to find meanings of their own.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of meanings

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Another official argument is that terrorism generally involves political or ideological aims, while cartels primarily are motivated by profit.

— María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
As wartime demand grows, private companies often feel compelled to take part in military ventures or dual-use projects that serve military aims.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of aims

Noun

Scientists use this technique, called candling — which historically entailed holding up a burning candle — to assess the contents of shark eggs for health, viability and genetic diversity.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
This way auditors, regulators, and even customers can confirm a record is genuine without seeing its contents.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026

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