goal
What you're after
A goal is an aim or desired outcome—something you're working toward: My goal is to finish by June.
In sports, a goal is both the target area where points are scored and the act of scoring: She kicked the ball into the goal, That's his third goal this season.
Goals give direction to effort, whether in personal ambition, team strategy, or organizational planning.
Purpose or direction
- targetObject of pursuit
- purposeReason something exists
- missionPurpose-driven task
- intentPlanned purpose
focus · plan · strategy · outcome · milestone · deadline · priority · task
Level of quality accepted
- measureUnit of quantity
- metricStandard of measurement
- criterionStandard for judgment
- baselineStandard for comparison
threshold · yardstick · gauge · indicator · parameter · norm · quota · target
Final amount remaining
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- keeperOne who guards
- strikerOne who hits targets
- headerTop line of document
volley · assist · shot · save · post · crossbar · penalty · free kick
Final amount remaining
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- slapshotForceful hockey strike
- wrist shotQuick hockey strike
- goalieNet-guarding player
crease · assist · power play · hat trick · empty net · rebound · deflection · goaltender
Desire for achievement
pursuit · yearning · quest · drive · motivation · passion · longing · striving
Exact center target
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- aimPurpose or direction
- marksmanPrecision shooter
archery · dartboard · crosshairs · arrow · hit · score · archer · quiver
What something signifies
- callingStrongly felt purpose
- vocationDedicated career path
- reasonBasis or justification
- missionPurpose-driven task
intention · motivation · rationale · cause · philosophy · destiny · fulfillment · significance
Route for traveling
- journeyTravel from place to place
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- coursePlanned path forward
- routePath from A to B
waypoint · progression · advance · heading · destination · roadmap · checkpoint · guidance
aim
Purpose or direction
intent · focus · plan · strategy · outcome · milestone · deadline · priority · task · deliverable
standard
Level of quality accepted
baseline · threshold · yardstick · gauge · indicator · parameter · norm · quota · target · performance
net
Final amount remaining
header · volley · assist · shot · save · post · crossbar · penalty · free kick · clean sheet
net
Final amount remaining
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- slapshotForceful hockey strike
- wrist shotQuick hockey strike
goalie · crease · assist · power play · hat trick · empty net · rebound · deflection · goaltender · top shelf
ambition
Desire for achievement
vision · pursuit · yearning · quest · drive · motivation · passion · longing · striving · endeavor
bullseye
Exact center target
marksman · archery · dartboard · crosshairs · arrow · hit · score · archer · quiver · recurve
meaning
What something signifies
mission · intention · motivation · rationale · cause · philosophy · destiny · fulfillment · significance · direction
path
Route for traveling
- journeyTravel from place to place
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- coursePlanned path forward
route · waypoint · progression · advance · heading · destination · roadmap · checkpoint · guidance · bearing
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- footballfootball, touchdown, quarterback, end zone, pass
- game playrules, scoring, turns, winning, losing
- Soccersoccer, pass, football, offside, striker
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey
goalaimlessness
Lack of direction
purposelessness · directionlessness · wandering · drifting · pointlessness
- field goalPoints from a kick
- goal postScoring structure on field
- life goalDefining personal objective
- ultimate goalFinal desired outcome
- long-term goalsObjectives for the future
- goal lineScoring boundary stripe
goals, goalkeeper, goalless, goalscorer, goalmouth, goalkeepers, subgoals, subgoal, goalscorers