Aim Synonyms and Antonyms

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To strive toward a goal
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. aspire
  2. seek
  3. draw-a-bead-on
  4. shoot for
To point a weapon
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. train
  2. direct
  3. point
  4. take-aim
  5. cast
  6. steer
  7. level at
  8. beam
  9. head
  10. cock
  11. level
  12. set up
  13. look through the gunsight
  14. set the sights
  15. drive
  16. take
  17. sight
  18. set
  19. hold to a target
  20. bracket
  21. turn
  22. zero-in-on
  23. draw-a-bead-on
  24. zero in
  25. lay
  26. get
The thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. meaning
  2. burden
  3. drift
  4. intent
  5. purport
  6. substance
  7. tendency
  8. tenor
  9. thrust
  10. helmsmanship
  11. melodia
The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bearing
  2. heading
Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. calculate
  2. direct
A purpose or intention toward which one's efforts are directed:
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. intention
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. tendentious

Words Related to Aim

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. planned
  2. See syn. study at
  3. try
  4. start
  5. aims
  6. ultimate-aim
  7. strategy
  8. objectives
  9. aim-to
  10. commitment
  11. aimed at

Aim Sentence Examples

  • My aim is perfect!

  • He was free, he had nothing but his aim to consider, and he reached it.

  • She took careful aim and squeezed off a shot.

  • He grasped a musket and took aim at the French.

  • In the long run men hit only what they aim at.

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