All goal synonyms

noun goal

• objective — 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.
• intention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
• target — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
• ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
• duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
• use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
• object — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
• destination — The destination of someone or something is the place to which they are going or being sent.
• limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
• mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
• design — 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.
• intent — something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
• mission — a city in S Texas.
• zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
• ground zero — the point on the surface of the earth or water directly below, directly above, or at which an atomic or hydrogen bomb explodes.
• aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
• purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
• aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
• end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
• goalmouth — the area between the goalposts directly in front of the goal in certain games, as soccer, lacrosse, and hockey.
• penalty area — the area, 44 yards (40 meters) wide and 18 yards (16 meters) deep, centered on the goal line and extending in front of the goal, where a foul by a defensive player results in a penalty kick for the offensive team.
• box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
• area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
• goal line — the line that bounds a goal, especially the front line.