| Main Entry: | target |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aim, goal |
Synonyms: |
ambition, bull's-eye, destination, duty, end, function, ground zero, intention, mark, object, objective, point, purpose, spot, use |
| Main Entry: | target |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person as object of ridicule |
Synonyms: |
butt*, byword, game, mark*, pigeon, prey, quarry, scapegoat*, scorn, sitting duck, sport, victim |
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal |
Synonyms: |
ambition, aspiration, course, desideratum, design, desire, direction, end, intent, intention, mark, object, objective, plan, purpose, scheme, target, where one is heading, wish |
Antonyms: |
aimlessness, avoidance, neglect, purposelessness, thoughtlessness |
| 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: | ambition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something desired |
Synonyms: |
aim, aspiration, desire, dream, end, enterprise, goal, hope, intent, mark, objective, purpose, target, wish |
| Main Entry: | butt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | object of joking |
Synonyms: |
chump, clay pigeon, derision, dupe*, easy mark, fall guy, fool, goat, jestee, joke, laughingstock, mark, patsy, pigeon, sap, setup, sitting duck, softie, subject, sucker, target, turkey, victim |
| Main Entry: | design |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intention |
Synonyms: |
action, aim, angle, animus, big picture, brainchild, child*, conation, conspiracy, deliberation, end, enterprise, game plan, gimmick, goal, intendment, intrigue, lay of the land, machination, meaning, notion, object, objective, picture, pitch, plan, play, plot, point, project, proposition, purport, purpose, recipe, reflection, scenario, scene, schema, scheme, setup, story, target, thinking, thought, trick, undertaking, view, volition, what's cooking, will |
| Main Entry: | destination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal; place one wants to go |
Synonyms: |
aim, ambition, design, end, harbor, haven, intention, journey's end, landing-place, object, objective, purpose, resting-place, station, stop, target, terminal, terminus |
Antonyms: |
beginning, source, start |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point in a direction; guide |
Synonyms: |
address, aim, beam, cast, conduct, escort, fix, focus, head, incline, indicate, intend, lay, lead, level, mean, move in, pilot, point, point the way, present, route, see, set, shepherd, show, sight, sight on, slant, steer, target, train, turn, zero in |
Antonyms: |
diverge, misdirect |
| Main Entry: | end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | completion, stop |
Synonyms: |
accomplishment, achievement, adjournment, attainment, bottom line, cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, conclusion, consequence, consummation, culmination, curtain, denouement, desistance, desuetude, determination, discontinuance, execution, expiration, expiry, finale, finis, finish, fulfillment, issue, last word, omega, outcome, payoff, perfection, realization, resolution, result, retirement, sign-off, target, termination, terminus, upshot, windup, wrap-up |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, opening, start |