good intention

NOUN

kindness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affection altruism benevolence cordiality courtesy decency forbearance gentleness good will goodness grace graciousness hospitality humanity patience solicitude sweetness sympathy tenderness tolerance understanding unselfishness

STRONG

amiability beneficence charity clemency consideration delicacy heart helpfulness indulgence kindliness magnanimity mildness philanthropy serviceability solicitousness tact thoughtfulness

WEAK

fellow feeling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

animosity hatred hostility ill will indecency indifference intolerance meanness mercilessness selfishness

STRONG

thoughtlessness

WEAK

barbarousness cruelty harshness

Example Sentences

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The Gulf trio "led a long, frantic, diplomatic last-minute effort to convince President Trump to give Iran a chance to show good intention", the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that dialogue was continuing.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

“It was done with a good intention, with a good heart. ... Right now, I’m fronting the money for Mickey to get him out of this emergency situation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Not even the matriarchal link at the story’s center feels satisfying, its good intention strangled by the plotty chaos.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

The technology may have started out with good intention, but it evolved into something else.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022

And every night of our lives for weeks before sailing, we made some new good intention, and duly entered it in the log of our memories.

From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon

good intention

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