Antonyms for aim
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : eym |
| Phonetic Transcription : eɪm |
Definition of aim
Origin :- early 14c., "to estimate, calculate," also "to intend," from Old French aesmer "value, rate; count, estimate," from Latin aestimare "appraise" (see estimation); current meaning apparently developed from "esteem," to "calculate," to "calculate with a view to action" (c.1400), then to "direct a missile, a blow, etc." (1570s). Related: Aimed; aiming.
- noun goal
- verb point or direct at a goal
- We aim at the assurance of a rounded and permanent national life.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- My whole study and aim was to do right—to be just to my hands and do my duty to my employer.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- It is the aim of the present dissertation to accomplish this.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- It now becomes my aim today to lay siege to this town and capture it.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- I don't know what you mean, and my only aim is to please master in everything.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- To turn an interesting thief into a tedious honest man was not his aim.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- Instead of this, it was the aim of our diplomacy to dissipate the opposition.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- And at extreme ranges, the forward one-third of the barrel is the point of aim.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Now it is evident that one must aim at what he can be sure of hitting.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- In taking his aim Kingozi modified his usual custom because of the distance.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
Synonyms for aim
- address
- ambition
- angle
- aspiration
- aspire
- attempt
- cast
- concentrate
- contemplate
- course
- covet
- desideratum
- design
- desire
- direct
- direction
- end
- endeavor
- essay
- fix
- focus
- intend
- intent
- intention
- level
- mark
- mean
- object
- objective
- plan
- propose
- purpose
- scheme
- set one's sights on
- sight
- slant
- steer
- strive
- target
- train
- try
- want
- where one is heading
- wish
- zero in on
- zoom in
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