aimed

Directed toward target

Aimed is the past tense of aim, meaning to point or direct toward a target.

A gun is aimed at something, but so is a question, a criticism, or a marketing campaign: The ad was aimed at teenagers.

To have aimed for something is to have tried to achieve it: She aimed for perfection.

targeting

bullseye

Exact center target

marksmanship · sharpshooter · sniper · archer · marksman · rifle · archery · dartboard · trajectory · projectile

intention

intended

Planned or purposed

meant · deliberate · calculated · directed · geared · tailored · oriented · devised · contrived · aspired

direction

pointed

Tapering to a tip

leveled · trained · angled · positioned · steered · guided · turned · focused · fixed · set

goal

objective

Purpose or goal

purpose · mission · endeavor · pursuit · milestone · achievement · accomplishment · success · progress · outcome

precision

accurate

Conforming to fact

calculated · pinpoint · fine-tuned · meticulous · specific · targeted · deliberate · surgical · refined · careful

Categories
Opposites
intentionality/direction

aimedrandom

Occurring without pattern

unaimed · aimless · undirected · haphazard · unfocused

purpose/goal-orientation

aimedpurposeless

Lacking aim or intention

pointless · goalless · unintentional · accidental · inadvertent

precision/accuracy

aimedwild

Not domesticated or controlled

careless · neglected · sloppy · imprecise · erratic

Phrases
Family

aim, aims, aimless, aiming, aimlessness, misaim, unaimed

Familiarity
Top 10,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G