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| Main Entry: | intend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have in mind; determine |
| Synonyms: | aim, appoint, attempt, connote, contemplate, decree, dedicate, denote, design, designate, destine, devote, endeavor, essay, expect, express, import, indicate, mean, meditate, ordain, plan, plot, propose, purpose, reserve, resolve, scheme, signify, spell, strive, think, try, add up, aspire to, be determined, be resolved, figure on, have in mind, hope to, look forward, set apart, set aside |
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
| Synonyms: | address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |
| Main Entry: | connote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imply |
| Synonyms: | add up to, betoken, denote, designate, evidence, express, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, intimate, involve, mean, signify, spell, suggest, hint at |
| Notes: | denote means to make known or plainly mean, while connote means to express or state indirectly or imply |
| Antonyms: | denote |
| Main Entry: | denote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate, mean |
| Synonyms: | announce, argue, bespeak, betoken, connote, evidence, express, finger, flash, imply, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, make, mark, peg, prove, show, signify, spell, stand for, symbol, symbolize, tab, tag, typify, add up, hang sign on, put down for, put finger on |
| Main Entry: | destine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | predetermine, ordain |
| Synonyms: | allot, appoint, assign, consecrate, decide, decree, dedicate, design, determine, devote, doom, earmark*, fate, foreordain, intend, preordain, purpose, reserve, doom to, mark out, predestine, preform |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drive at |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mean, suggest as meaning |
| Synonyms: | aim, contemplate, design, get at, imply, indicate, intend, intimate, propose, signify, allude to, have in mind, hint at, refer to |
| Main Entry: | endeavor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to achieve something |
| Synonyms: | address, aim, apply, aspire, assay, bid for, buck, determine, dig, do one's best, drive at, essay, go for broke, go for*, grind, hammer away, hassle, have a crack, have a shot at, have a swing at, hump*, hustle, intend, labor, make a run at, make an effort, offer, peg away, plug, pour it on, purpose, push, risk, scratch, seek, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, take on, take pains, try, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be idle, ignore, laze, procrastinate, put off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | indicate, mean |
| Synonyms: | betoken, connote, denote, designate, entail, evidence, hint, import, include, insinuate, intend, intimate, involve, mention, presuppose, refer, signify, suggest, give a hint, point to |
| Antonyms: | define, explicate, express, state |
| Main Entry: | meditate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contemplate |
| Synonyms: | cogitate, consider, deliberate, design, devise, dream, figure, intend, moon*, muse, plan, ponder, purpose, reflect, revolve, roll, ruminate, scheme, speculate, study, think, track, view, weigh, brood over, entertain idea, have in mind, mull over, put on thinking cap, puzzle over, say to oneself, think deeply, think over |
| Antonyms: | dismiss, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nominate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate, select |
| Synonyms: | appoint, assign, call, choose, commission, decide, draft, elect, elevate, empower, intend, make, mean, name, offer, present, proffer, propose, purpose, put up, recommend, slate, slot, specify, submit, suggest, tab, tap, tender, term, cognominate, denominate, put down for |
| Antonyms: | ignore, pass over |
| Main Entry: | purport |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assert, mean |
| Synonyms: | allege, betoken, claim, convey, declare, denote, express, imply, import, indicate, intend, maintain, pretend, proclaim, profess, signify, suggest, point to, pose as |
| Main Entry: | resolve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make up one's mind; find solution |
| Synonyms: | agree, analyze, answer, break, choose, clear up, clinch*, conclude, decide, decipher, decree, design, determine, dissect, dissolve, elect, elucidate, fathom, figure, fix, intend, iron out*, lick, pan out*, propose, purpose, rule, settle, solve, undertake, unfold, unravel, untangle, unzip, will, work, work out, anatomize, break down, deal with, make a point of, pass upon, puzzle out, remain firm, take a stand, work through |
| Antonyms: | mull, question, waver, wonder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | premeditate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | propose |
| Synonyms: | aim, consider, intend, plan, plot |
| Main Entry: | shall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be going to |
| Synonyms: | intend, must, will, be about to, be obliged, want to |
| Main Entry: | contemplate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about seriously; plan |
| Synonyms: | aim, consider, deliberate, design, envisage, excogitate, expect, foresee, intend, mean, mind, observe, percolate, ponder, propose, purpose, ruminate, speculate, study, take in, weigh, aspire to, brood over, chew over, cool out, kick around*, meditate on, mull over, muse over, perpend, reflect upon, size up, think of |
| Antonyms: | discard, disregard, forget, neglect, scorn, slight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | express |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | articulate; signify, mean |
| Synonyms: | add up to*, air, assert, asseverate, bespeak, broach, circulate, communicate, connote, convey, couch, declare, denote, depict, designate, disclose, divulge, embody, enunciate, evince, exhibit, formulate, frame*, give, hint, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, intimate, manifest, phrase, proclaim, pronounce, put, represent, reveal, say, show, speak, spell, stand for, state, suggest, symbolize, tell, testify, utter, vent, ventilate, verbalize, voice, word, make known, pop off*, put across, put into words |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | project |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plan |
| Synonyms: | arrange, blueprint, calculate, cast, chart, conceive, contemplate, contrive, delineate, design, devise, diagram, draft, envisage, envision, estimate, extrapolate, feature, forecast, frame, gauge, image, imagine, intend, outline, predetermine, predict, propose, purpose, reckon, scheme, see, think, vision, visualize, map out |
| Main Entry: | signify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mean, indicate |
| Synonyms: | add up to, announce, bear, bespeak, betoken, carry, communicate, connote, convey, denote, disclose, evidence, evince, exhibit, express, flash, imply, import, insinuate, intend, intimate, manifest, matter, portend, proclaim, purport, represent, show, sign, spell, stand for, suggest, symbolize, talk, tell, wink, be a sign of |
| Main Entry: | spell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mean, imply |
| Synonyms: | add up to, amount to, augur, connote, denote, express, herald, import, indicate, intend, portend, presage, promise, signify, suggest, orthographize, point to |
| Main Entry: | will |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause |
| Synonyms: | authorize, bid, bring about, command, decree, demand, determine, direct, effect, enjoin, exert, insist, intend, ordain, order, request, resolve, decide on |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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