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intended

[in-ten-did] / ɪnˈtɛn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
engaged; destined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calculated contracted designed expected planned predetermined promised proposed
STRONG
advised affianced betrothed contemplated meant pinned plighted prearranged predestined set steady
WEAK
accidentally on purpose aforethought asked for future intentional
Antonyms
STRONG
unfixed

Example Sentences

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Apollo plans to offer investors daily pricing, a move intended to ease worries and build trust.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

When Cerebras filed its IPO paperwork earlier this month, the company intended to sell 28 million shares at a price between $115 and $125, raising $3.5 billion at the top end of the range.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The response from his intended audience was instructive.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

The week's events are intended to mark what will be the 70th anniversary of Donald setting the first of his records on the lake in September 1956.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

It always made me feel bad when he did this because I never intended to be anything but a hunter or an explorer; and I couldn’t see where arithmetic had anything to do with that.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls