intentions

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aim, purpose n.
goal n.

NOUN

aim, purpose

Synonyms

WEAK

acceptation animus bottom line conation design desire drift end goal heart hope idea import intendment meaning meat name of the game nature notion nub nuts and bolts object objective plan point project purport scheme score sense significance significancy signification target understanding volition will wish

NOUN

goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aim hope motive objective plan purpose

STRONG

animus design designation drift end impulsion object point struggle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discouragement

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intentions

The clearest sign of Netflix’s local intentions may be in Studio City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Despite the initiatives' good intentions, the diplomatic source said, "there are no reliable figures."

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Fecofa stressed that the episode, born of good intentions, should not overshadow Infantino's wider record.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

As historian Joseph Ellis records of the Framers: “It is richly ironic that one of the few original intentions they all shared was opposition to any judicial doctrine of ‘original intent.’

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

He sounded surprised that there could be any question about his intentions.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson