Goal

//ɡəʊl//

Synonyms for "goal" (144 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Strong matches (43)

Noun(2 words)
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Related words (72)

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More general

8 entries

More specific

3 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

Related terms

5 entries

at location

2 entries

capable of

2 entries

causes desire

3 entries

derived

87 entries

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has context

2 entries

holonym

1 entries

is a

6 entries

part of

1 entries

related to

45 entries

Showing 16 of 45 words.

Translations

357 translations across 93 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • qëllim noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • σκοπός noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Arabic

4 entries
  • جول noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • جول noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • جون noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • جون noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

Armenian

4 entries
  • գոլ noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • գոլ noun (point(s) scored)
  • դարպաս noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • նպատակ noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Asturian

1 entries
  • oxetivu noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • hədəf noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • məqsəd noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • qapı noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

Bashkir

4 entries
  • маҡсат noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • мәрәй noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • сәп noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • теләк noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Basque

4 entries
  • ate noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gol noun (point(s) scored)
  • helburu noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • варо́ты noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • гол noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • гол noun (point(s) scored)
  • мэ́та noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Bengali

1 entries
  • লক্ষ্য noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • मकसद noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • врата noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • гол noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • гол noun (point(s) scored)
  • цел noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ရည်မှန်းချက် noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • ဦးတည်ချက် noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Catalan

4 entries
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gol noun (point(s) scored)
  • meta noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • objectiu noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Central Kurdish

3 entries
  • گؤڵ کردن noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • گۆڵ noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • گۆڵ noun (point(s) scored)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 入波 noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 球門 /球门 noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • 目標 /目标 noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • 目的 noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • 進球 /进球 noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • maqsat noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Czech

4 entries
  • branka noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • branka noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • branka noun (point(s) scored)
  • brána noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

Danish

4 entries
  • mål noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • mål noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • mål noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • mål noun (point(s) scored)

Dutch

4 entries
  • bedoeling noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • doel noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • doel noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • doelpunt noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • celo noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • golejo noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • golo noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

Estonian

3 entries
  • eesmärk noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • värav noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • värav noun (point(s) scored)

Faroese

4 entries
  • mál noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • mál noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • mál noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • mál noun (point(s) scored)

Finnish

4 entries
  • maali noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • maali noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • maali noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • maali noun (point(s) scored)

French

4 entries
  • but noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • but noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • but noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • but (marqué) noun (point(s) scored)

Galician

3 entries
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • meta noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • obxectivo noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გოლი noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • გოლი noun (point(s) scored)
  • კარი noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • მიზანი noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

German

4 entries
  • Tor noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • Tor noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • Tor noun (point(s) scored)
  • Ziel noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Greek

4 entries
  • γκολ noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • επιδίωξη noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • καλάθι noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • πόντος noun (point(s) scored)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • מַטָּרָה noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • שַׁעַר noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • שַׁעַר noun (point(s) scored)

Hindi

4 entries
  • उद्देश्य noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • निशाना noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • मक़सद noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • लक्ष्य noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • cél noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • gól noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gól noun (point(s) scored)
  • kapu noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • mark noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • mark noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • mark noun (point(s) scored)
  • markmið noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Ido

3 entries
  • goleyo noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • golo noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • skopo noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • cita-cita noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • gawang noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • sasaran noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • مَقْصَد noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • نِشان noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • هَدَف noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • گُل noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

Irish

4 entries
  • báire noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • báire noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • báire noun (point(s) scored)
  • cúl noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

Italian

4 entries
  • fine noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • goal noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • goal noun (point(s) scored)
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ゴール noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • ゴール noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • ゴール noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • ゴール noun (point(s) scored)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • мақсат noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries
  • vāthāh noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Khmer

3 entries
  • គោល noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • ទិស noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • ពិន្ទុ noun (point(s) scored)

Korean

4 entries
  • 골 noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • 골 noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • 골 noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • 목적 noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Kumyk

1 entries
  • тилек noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • бута noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • максат noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Lao

2 entries
  • ປະຕູ noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • ເປົ້າໝາຍ noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • snāgs noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Latvian

2 entries
  • mērķis noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • vārti noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • tikslas noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • vartai noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

Lower Sorbian

3 entries
  • wrota noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • wrota noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • wrota noun (point(s) scored)

Luxembourgish

4 entries
  • But noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • Gol noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • Gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • Zil noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • цел noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Malay

1 entries
  • tujuan noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • зорилго noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Māori

3 entries
  • hemonga noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • kōrā noun (point(s) scored)
  • whāinga noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Nepali

1 entries
  • गोल noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • makswaɗa noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Northern Altai

1 entries
  • тамга noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • hedef noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • mexsed noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • formål noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • mål noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • mål noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • mål noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

Occitan

2 entries
  • meta noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • objectiu noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Old Czech

1 entries
  • cíl noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • غایه noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • مقصد noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • هدف noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Pannonian Rusyn

3 entries
  • ґол noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • ґол noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • ґол noun (point(s) scored)

Pashto

2 entries
  • مقصد noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • هدف noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Persian

1 entries
  • گل کردن verb (to score a goal)

Polish

4 entries
  • bramka noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • cel noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gol noun (point(s) scored)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • baliza noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • gol noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gol noun (point(s) scored)

Romanian

4 entries
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gol noun (point(s) scored)
  • obiectiv noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • poartă noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

Russian

4 entries
  • воро́та noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • гол noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • гол noun (point(s) scored)
  • цель noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • उद्देश noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • bàir noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • tadhal noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • tadhal noun (point(s) scored)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • cȋlj noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • gȏl noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • gȏl noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gȏl noun (point(s) scored)

Slovak

4 entries
  • bránka noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • cieľ noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • gól noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gól noun (point(s) scored)

Slovene

3 entries
  • cilj noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • gól noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • namen noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Southern Altai

3 entries
  • амаду noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • мӧрӧй noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • таҥма noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Spanish

4 entries
  • arco noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gol noun (point(s) scored)
  • meta noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Swahili

4 entries
  • bao noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • bao noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • bao noun (point(s) scored)
  • goli noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

Swedish

4 entries
  • mål noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • mål noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • mål noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • mål noun (point(s) scored)

Tajik

2 entries
  • мақсад noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • ҳадаф noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Tatar

3 entries
  • максат noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • хәдәф noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • цель noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Telugu

3 entries
  • గోలు noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • గోలు noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • లక్ష్యం noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Thai

3 entries
  • ประตู noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • เป้าหมาย noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • แต้ม noun (point(s) scored)

Turkish

4 entries
  • amaç noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • gol noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • gol noun (point(s) scored)
  • hedef noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • maksat noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • воро́та noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • гол noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)
  • гол noun (point(s) scored)
  • мета́ noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Urdu

2 entries
  • مَقْصَد noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • ہَدَف noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • مەقسەت noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • نىشان noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • hadaf noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • maqsad noun (result one is attempting to achieve)
  • nishon noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • bàn noun (point(s) scored)
  • bàn thắng noun (point(s) scored)
  • cầu môn noun (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
  • ghi bàn noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • ציל noun (result one is attempting to achieve)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • gol (diq) noun ((sport) act of placing the object into the goal)

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