Synonyms and Antonyms of intention
1
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
- her intention is to climb the highest peak in each of the 50 states
aim, ambition, aspiration, bourne (also bourn), design, dream, end, goal, idea, ideal, intent, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, point, pretension, purpose, target, thing
2
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
- she was uncertain of the intention of his frantic gesturing
connotation
clue, cue, hint, implication, indication, inkling, intimation, suggestion
message, tenor, theme
bottom, essence, essentiality, nature, soul, spirit, stuff
acceptance, acceptation, definition
burden, crux, gist
core, heart, kernel, marrow, nub, nucleus, pith, point, quick
matter, motif, motive, question, subject, topic
