All intent synonyms
inΒ·tent
I i adj intent
- resolved β firm in purpose or intent; determined.
- hell-bent β stubbornly or recklessly determined.
- decided β Decided means clear and definite.
- preoccupied β completely engrossed in thought; absorbed.
- firm β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- bent β Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- watching β to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- steady β firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- bound β Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- deep β If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- alert β If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- attending β having primary responsibility for a patient.
- eager β keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- earnest β serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- intense β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- occupied β to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- piercing β loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- rapt β deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- settled β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- steadfast β fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- watchful β vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- minding β (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
- riveted β a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- wrapped up β to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- absorbed β If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
- attentive β If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- committed β having a strong commitment to an ideology, religion, etc
- concentrated β A concentrated liquid has been increased in strength by having water removed from it.
- decisive β If a fact, action, or event is decisive, it makes it certain that there will be a particular result.
- fixed β fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- immersed β plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
adjective intent
- focused β a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- directed β proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique: a direct route.
- engaged β Busy; occupied.
- determined β If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.
- resolute β firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- concentrating β Present participle of concentrate.
- engrossed β Having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.
- enthusiastic β Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- bent on β curved; crooked: a bent bow; a bent stick.
- set on β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
noun intent
- intention β an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
- aim β If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
- goal β the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- target β an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- 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.
- meaning β what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- purpose β the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.