Showing Results for "aims"

aims

NOUN

goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambition aspiration desire direction intent intention objective plan purpose target wish

STRONG

course desideratum design end mark object scheme

WEAK

where one is heading

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate hatred

WEAK

aimlessness avoidance neglect purposelessness thoughtlessness

VERB

point or direct at a goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address design direct focus intend mean plan propose target try want

STRONG

angle aspire attempt cast concentrate contemplate covet endeavor essay fix level purpose sight slant steer strive train wish

WEAK

set one's sights on zero in on zoom in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect

STRONG

be idle forget look away

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the December 4, 2025, print edition as 'Tom Steyer Aims at Affordability and Misses'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Aims started in South Africa and then expanded to Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon and Rwanda - to provide post-graduate training and research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

The group — originally named the Four Aims — quickly drew attention on the local club circuit and signed to Chess Records in 1956 but didn’t break out nationally until signing to Motown in 1962.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

Aims for a CET1 ratio - a key measure of financial strength - of 13% in 2026, almost on par with the 13.1% reported at end of June.

From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023

I do not know how, purposed with so high & noble Aims, we end thus in Ruin.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson