Antonyms for intendment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-tend-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɛnd mənt |
Definition of intendment
- As in intent/intention : noun aim, purpose
- As in message : noun meaning, idea
- As in purport : noun meaning, implication
- As in purpose : noun intention, meaning, aim
- As in sense : noun point, meaning
- As in significance : noun meaning
- As in understanding : noun belief
- As in rationality : noun sense
- As in rationalness : noun sense
- As in design : noun intention
- As in import : noun meaning
- Thus far in our history, under the malignant influence of Slavery, the odious construction or intendment has prevailed.
- Extract from : « Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume X (of 20) » by Charles Sumner
- The wisdom and providence of the king must not be disputed by the subject; by intendment they cannot be severed from his person.
- Extract from : « Atrocious Judges » by John Campbell, Baron Campbell
- While in some doubt as to the legal sufficiency of this instrument, McAllister felt that its intendment was unmistakable.
- Extract from : « McAllister and His Double » by Arthur Train
- According to the reason of the rule, the great appropriation bills must be equally within its intendment.
- Extract from : « Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 5 (of 20) » by Charles Sumner
Synonyms for intendment
- acceptation
- action
- advantage
- aim
- ambition
- angle
- animus
- aspiration
- bearing
- big idea
- big picture
- bottom line
- bourn
- brainchild
- burden
- calculation
- child
- conation
- conception
- conclusion
- connotation
- conspiracy
- construction
- core
- definition
- deliberation
- denotatiton
- design
- desire
- destination
- determination
- direction
- dream
- drift
- end
- enterprise
- estimation
- expectation
- force
- function
- game plan
- gimmick
- gist
- goal
- good
- heart
- hope
- idea
- implication
- import
- impression
- inkling
- intendment
- intent
- intention
- interpretation
- intrigue
- judgment
- kicker
- knowledge
- lay of the land
- logic
- machination
- matter
- meaning
- meat
- meat and potatoes
- mecca
- message
- mission
- moral
- name of the game
- nature
- nature of beast
- nature of the beast
- nitty-gritty
- notion
- nuance
- nub
- nuts and bolts
- object
- objective
- opinion
- perception
- picture
- pitch
- pith
- plan
- play
- plot
- point
- premeditation
- principle
- project
- proposal
- proposition
- prospect
- punch line
- purport
- purpose
- rationale
- rationality
- rationalness
- reason
- recipe
- reflection
- resolve
- rhyme or reason
- scenario
- scene
- schema
- scheme
- scope
- score
- sense
- setup
- short
- significance
- significancy
- signification
- spirit
- story
- stuff
- substance
- sympathy
- target
- tendency
- tenor
- theme
- thinking
- thought
- thrust
- trick
- ulterior motive
- understanding
- undertaking
- upshot
- use
- value
- view
- viewpoint
- volition
- what's cooking
- whatfor
- where one's headed
- whole idea
- why and wherefore
- whyfor
- will
- wish
- worth
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