AIMING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AIMING?

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Associations of "Aiming" (30 Words)

accusatory	Containing or expressing accusation- O.Henry. He pointed an accusatory finger in her direction.
aimless	Aimlessly drifting. An aimless existence.
animus	A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility. The reformist animus came from within the Party.
aspiration	A hope or ambition of achieving something. Bathing solutions were changed by careful aspiration.
deliberately	In a careful and unhurried way. She was working deliberately.
designed	Done or made or performed with purpose and intent. Style is more than the deliberate and designed creation.
goal	An instance of sending the ball into or over the goal especially as a unit of scoring in a game. He achieved his goal of becoming King of England.
heading	A horizontal passage made in preparation for building a tunnel. He crawled on a heading of 90 degrees until he came to the track.
impersonal	(of a verb) used only with a formal subject (in English usually it) and expressing an action not attributable to a definite subject (as in it is snowing). An impersonal tower block.
incriminate	Bring an accusation against; level a charge against. He refused to answer questions in order not to incriminate himself.
intended	The person one intends to marry; one’s fiancé or fiancée. She used to be my intended.
intent	Intention or purpose. With alarm she realized his intent.
intention	A thing intended; an aim or plan. Good intentions are not enough.
intentionality	Expressive of intentions.
knowingly	With full knowledge and deliberation. Amy looked at me knowingly.
mean	Mean or intend to express or convey. They mean no harm.
objective	The objective case. Objective evidence.
opportunist	Opportunistic. Most burglaries are committed by casual opportunists.
propose	Propose or intend. Roy Thomson was proposed as chairman.
purport	The pervading meaning or tenor. The letter purports to express people s opinion.
purpose	The quality of being determined to do or achieve something firmness of purpose. There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off.
purposeful	Intentional. If his sudden death was not accidental it must have been purposeful.
purposely	On purpose; intentionally. She had purposely made it difficult.
purposive	Having or showing or acting with a purpose or design. Purposive behavior.
reconfirm	Confirm again. Berghofer resigned but was reconfirmed as mayor of Dresden shortly afterwards.
skillfully	With skill. Fragments of a nearly complete jug skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology.
squarely	In a direct and uncompromising manner. The responsibility lies squarely with them.
target	The location of the target that is to be hit. They were the target for a wave of abuse from the press.
teleology	The explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise. No theory of history can do without teleology.
wittingly	With full knowledge and deliberation. Everyone wittingly or otherwise will become involved.