intents

NOUN

aim, purpose

Synonyms

WEAK

acceptation animus bottom line conation design desire drift end goal heart hope idea import intendment meaning meat name of the game nature notion nub nuts and bolts object objective plan point project purport scheme score sense significance significancy signification target understanding volition will wish

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intents

Yet David craves Monica’s maternal affection as if he were real — and for all intents and purposes, he is.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

Chief executive Dan Finley told the BBC earlier this week it would "operate to all intents and purposes as Debenhams Group".

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

The entire stock market will soon become, for all intents and purposes, the meme-stock market, and your retirement accounts are at the mercy of their whims.

From Slate ● May 15, 2026

“The consumer, for all intents and purposes, pays the tariff,” it added.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

“I would have told him his father was dead,” I said, “as he certainly is to all intents and purposes. It would have been easier.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya