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Intentions

/ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/

The goal or purpose behind a specific action or set of actions.

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noun

1
The goal or purpose behind a specific action or set of actions.
"It’s easy to promise anything when you have no intention of fulfilling any of it."
2
Tension; straining, stretching.
3
A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
4
The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Intentions"

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Word	Definition
intentnoun	Something that is intended.
purposenoun	The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
designnoun	A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
aimnoun	Intention or goal.
agendasnoun	A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
aimsnoun	Intention or goal.
ambitionsnoun	(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
announcementsnoun	An act of announcing, or giving notice.
aspirationsnoun	The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
attemptsnoun	The action of trying at something.
coloursnoun	(nautical) Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern.
declarationsnoun	An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
designsnoun	A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
desiresnoun	Desires or The Last Prescription is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, O.W. Fischer, Sybil Werden and René Deltgen.
determinationsnoun	The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
endsnoun	(slang) Money.
feelings	the fifth studio album by David Byrne, released on June 17, 1997.
forecastsnoun	A prediction of the weather.
gesturesnoun	A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
goals	(Internet slang, also in compounds) Extremely admirable; worthy of being set as a goal and emulated.