All aim synonyms
aim
A a noun aim
- goal β the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- desire β A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- direction β the act or an instance of directing.
- target β an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- wish β to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
- aspiration β Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- intention β an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
- intent β something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
- purpose β the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- ambition β If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
- objective β something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- plan β a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- object β anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- course β Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- scheme β a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- desideratum β something lacked and wanted
verb aim
- intend β to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.
- propose β to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- focus β a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- try β to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- want β to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- address β Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- attempt β If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
- concentrate β If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
- level β having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- covet β If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
- slant β to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- cast β The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- train β Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- sight β the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- aspire β If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
- angle β An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- contemplate β If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
- steer β to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- strive β to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- zero in on β the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- zoom in β to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound: cars zooming by on the freeway.
- set one's sights on β to have (a specified goal) in mind; aim for
- seek β to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
- point β a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- take aim β to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.
- zero in β the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.