Synonyms for intent
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Something that is intended.
- n. 2
The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- intents → purposes, aims, minds, meanings…
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Design refers to the adaptation of means to an end, the correspondence and coordination of parts, or of separate acts, to produce a result; intent and purpose overleap all particulars, and fasten on the end itself. Intention is simply the more familiar form of the legal and philosophical intent.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- effect The new medicine demonstrated an immediate effect.
- purpose What is the main purpose of your studying English?
- meaning He explained the literal meaning of the sentences.
- aim I aim to address any misconceptions he might have.
- connotation This word has a negative connotation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intent | steady | |
| effect | falling | |
| purpose | falling | |
| meaning | rising | |
| aim | steady | |
| connotation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- end1, aim1
- 4 letters
- mind1, plan1, view1, bent1
- 5 letters
- drift1, tenor2
- 6 letters
- design2, effect2, spirit2, object2
- 7 letters
- purpose2, meaning2, purport2
- 9 letters
- intention3
- 11 letters
- connotation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tenor2 = 2 syllables).