Definition for Intent:

• Having the mind strained or closely fixed on a subject; anxiously diligent.

Synonyms for Intent:

• adj.

  •ambitious (adjective)
  • bent upon.
  •attentive (adjective)
  • concerned,
  • all ears,
  • heedful,
  • regardful,
  • responsible,
  • vigilant,
  • entranced,
  • watchful,
  • cautious,
  • mindful,
  • Hearkening,
  • observant,
  • enraptured,
  • sharp,
  • fascinated,
  • observing,
  • Concentrating,
  • Considering,
  • diligent,
  • careful,
  • Scrutinizing,
  • on the job.
  •bent (adjective)
  • settled.
  •bent on (adjective)
  • fixed upon,
  • determined upon,
  • intent on.
  •businesslike (adjective)
  • workaday.
  •deep in thought (adjective)
  • contemplative.
  •enthusiastic (adjective)
  • red hot.
  •hardworking (adjective)
  • industrious.
  •hell-bent (adjective)
  • hell-bent.
  •resolute (adjective)
  • insistent,
  • ruthless,
  • iron-willed,
  • dauntless,
  • inexorable,
  • plucky,
  • true,
  • implacable,
  • persistent,
  • committed,
  • tenacious,
  • zealous,
  • bullheaded,
  • headstrong,
  • indomitable,
  • stubborn,
  • tireless,
  • steadfast,
  • reliable,
  • dogged,
  • strong-willed,
  • valiant,
  • courageous,
  • fearless,
  • resolved,
  • devoted,
  • resolute,
  • persevering,
  • loyal,
  • steady,
  • hearty,
  • constant,
  • unbending,
  • unyielding,
  • faithful,
  • uncompromising,
  • steely,
  • deliberate,
  • unshakeable,
  • relentless,
  • unchangeable,
  • staunch,
  • dedicated,
  • stern,
  • thorough,
  • unwavering,
  • tough,
  • willing,
  • indefatigable,
  • unflinching,
  • bold,
  • spunky.
  •ruminative (adjective)
  • ruminative.
  •sobersided (adjective)
  • sobersided,
  • in earnest.

• n.

  •
  • motivated,
  • sedulous,
  • competitive,
  • driven.
  •
  • way.
  •
  • regard,
  • fixated,
  • attention,
  • planned.
  •
  • conspiracy,
  • agriterrorism,
  • burden,
  • contempt,
  • bioterrorism,
  • blackmail,
  • bigamy,
  • substance,
  • defamation.
  •
  • value.
  •intent (noun)
  • enwrapped,
  • wrapped,
  • concentrated,
  • intention,
  • design,
  • fixed.
  •intention (noun)
  • premeditation.
  •meaning (noun)
  • explanation,
  • topic,
  • description,
  • gist,
  • tenor,
  • thrust,
  • definition,
  • upshot,
  • interpretation,
  • connotation,
  • relevance,
  • denotation,
  • subject,
  • message,
  • pith,
  • implication,
  • drift,
  • indication,
  • crux,
  • significance.
  •purport (noun)
  • Intendment.
  •resolution (noun)
  • fixed purpose.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • contents.
  •
  • signification,
  • Significancy,
  • glaring.
  •
  • reason,
  • why.
  •
  • sense.
  •eager
  • keen.
  •volition
  • free will.

Paraphrases for Intent:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    purposes.
  • Noun, plural
    purposes.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    meaning.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    intention, Intentions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    intention, intentionality, 'intention.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    committed, intended, interested, Intending, willing, decisive, keen.
  • Proper noun, singular
    benchmarks, seminars, facts, Records, intended, objectives.
  • Noun, plural
    motives, ends.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    determination, mind, Intending, ambition, premeditation, idea, motive, inclination, readiness, aspiration, consideration, effort, sense, direction, point, destination.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    Drank.
  • Verb, base form
    want.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    bent, deliberate.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    desire, willingness, motivation, deliberate.

Antonyms for Intent:

• adj.

  • determined, resolute
    soft, flexible, unfixed, undecided, trivial, unstable, distracted, weak, irresolute, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, indefinite.
  • Other antonyms:
    hazy, doubtful, avoidance, preoccupied, skeptical, indecisive, faraway, suspicious, oblivious, apathetic, oversight, purposelessness, aimlessness, reluctant, mistrustful, heedlessness, unconvinced, unsure, lost, abstracted, weak-kneed, loath, disinterested, wavering, unresolved, unsettled, neglect, distrustful, uncertain, disinclined, faltering, dreamy, undetermined, indisposed, dubious, absentminded, Inobservant, uninterested, remote, unfocused, foggy, vacillating, negligence, carelessness, thoughtlessness, daydreaming, absent, hesitant.