Intent

/ɪnˈtɛnt/

Synonyms for "intent" (245 found)

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Closest matches (49)

Noun(6 words)

aim purpose agenda agendumclearly defined purposeconnotation

abandoned absorbedabsorbed inabstracted acceptation advertent afire agog aim alertall earsall eyesambition animus ardent aspiration assiduous attending attentive avid

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aware bentbent onburied inburning carefulcaught up inclose committed conation concentrated conscious contemplating contemplative counseldead set ondecideddecided upondecisive

Adjective(4 words)

absorbedbiological functioncaptiveconcentrated liquid

Strong matches (74)

dedicated deep desideration desideratum design desire destiny determination determineddetermined upondevoteddevoted todevout diligent drift eager earnest effect end engaged

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engrossedengrossed inenthusiastic faithful fervent fervid fiery finical finicking finicky firm fixedfixed purposefixed uponflaming function goal hardhead over heels inhearty heated heedfulhell-bent onhothot bloodedhot-blooded idea immersedimmersed inimpassioned importin earnestin effectinclination insensible intending intendment intenseintent onintent uponintention

Noun(11 words)

design designs desiring determined drift earnest focused goalgoal orientedhigh concentration descriptorhistory lesson for kids

Adjective(2 words)

engrossed enwrapped

Related words (122)

Noun(21 words)

intentionlatin propositummeaningsmore signal amendment intentmotive motives murat objectiveportuguese propósitopurport purposeful purposefulness purposes purposing reasonsense of purposesignaled intentspiritverb of intentionwillfulness

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wills

intentive involvedjohnny on the spotkeenlost inloyal meaning meditating meditative meticulous mind mindful monomaniacal monopolizedmore or lessmotive nice niggling nisus object

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objective observant observing obsessed occupiedon fireon the ballon the jobopen eyedopen-eared open-eyed openmouthed passionate perfervid plan point practically preoccupied project proposal prospectus purport purpose raptred hotred-hot regardful resolute resolution resolve resolvedresolved uponriveted sake sense serious setset onsettledsettled uponsignificance significancy signification sinceresingle mindedsingle-mindedsot onspirited steadfast steady striving studious study studyingsubmerged inswept uptaken up withtarget tendency tenortotally absorbedunderstanding vehement view virtually volition warm watchful watchingwhite hotwhite-hot will wrappedwrapped inwrapped upwrapped up inzealous

Adjective(4 words)

lexical item meaningraptsteady focus during studywrapped

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

10 entries

attribute end goal import meaningmental statepurpose quality significance signification

More specific

6 entries

altruistic motiveeducational intentgoal orientedprofessional intentselfish motivesingle-minded

Collocations

11 entries

clear intentcriminal intentexpressed intentfirm intentgood intenthidden intentill intentintent onintent on finishingstrong intentwith intent

Inflections

3 entries

intentsmore intentmost intent

Derivations

4 entries

intentional intentionality intentionally intentness

similar

1 entries

attentive

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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I have no real intent.

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She's intent on going to New York to study fashion.

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It is not my intent to hurt you in any way.

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"One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.

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