intents

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

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intents

Yet David craves Monica’s maternal affection as if he were real — and for all intents and purposes, he is.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

The entire stock market will soon become, for all intents and purposes, the meme-stock market, and your retirement accounts are at the mercy of their whims.

From Slate ● May 15, 2026

But by the time Kosovo police's special forces took control of the monastery in late afternoon, the surviving group members had somehow slipped away despite being, to all intents and purposes, surrounded.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

For EPB, this is the standout leading indicator of the economy’s wellbeing and to all intents and purposes, “housing is the business cycle”.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026

Oh, and I also talk to Rascal next door, who, for all intents and purposes, is a horse, but yeah right.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson