bent on

Set upon achieving

Bent on means determined to do something, usually with single-minded intensity: She was bent on winning the championship.

The phrase often carries a suggestion of stubbornness or obsession, and frequently precedes destructive aims: bent on revenge, bent on self-destruction.

Also *bent upon* in more formal contexts.

determination

determined

Firmly committed to purpose

focused · single-minded · hell-bent · dead set · committed · driven · obsessed · consumed · unwavering · steadfast

goal

achieving

Reaching a goal

reaching · attaining · getting · winning · securing · completing · fulfilling · realizing · succeeding · conquering

Opposites
determination and resolve

bent onagainst

In opposition to

set against · dead set against · unwilling · avoiding

Family

on, bend, intend, intent, intensity, intention, tendency, tended, intentional

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G