Antonyms for intention
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-ten-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɛn ʃən |
Definition of intention
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French entencion "stretching, intensity, will, thought" (12c.), from Latin intentionem (nominative intentio) "a stretching out, straining, exertion, effort; attention," noun of action from intendere "to turn one's attention," literally "to stretch out" (see intend).
- noun goal
- Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it is not my intention to do away with government.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The intention is, I tell you plainly, to mortify you into a sense of your duty.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- She could feel its false precision, its intention, its repulse of her.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- He turned toward the hall door as if with the intention of lighting the chandelier.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- And, if it's any comfort to you, I have no intention of interfering in any way.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- It is not my intention to do more than touch upon the religious wars of the Cvennes.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- I hadn't the least intention of calling, but I answered him according to his folly.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- What, then, was your intention when you insisted on her silence?
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- But Eileen had no intention of meeting anyone's gaze at that minute.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- No declaration of policy or intention could have been more explicit.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
Synonyms for intention
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