goalward
Aimed at net
Goalward means toward a goal, whether a physical target or an objective.
The word appears mostly in sports contexts, describing movement toward the net or end zone: The striker pushed goalward through the defense.
It can also describe progress toward any aim: Every small step moves us goalward.
Way something faces
heading · vector · orientation · waypoint · destination · navigation · approach · alignment
Desire for achievement
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- aimPurpose or direction
- objectivePurpose or goal
- purposeReason something exists
intention · vision · desire · hope · yearning · quest · pursuit · endeavor
Successful completion of aim
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- completionAct of finishing
- realizationGrasping what's true
triumph · success · milestone · culmination · fruition · breakthrough · victory · feat
Forward movement or promotion
- headwayForward progress achieved
- strideExtended single footstep
- gainPositive return received
- developmentProgress toward maturity
growth · improvement · momentum · escalation · increment · step · push · drive
direction
Way something faces
bearing · heading · vector · orientation · waypoint · destination · navigation · approach · alignment · momentum
ambition
Desire for achievement
purpose · intention · vision · desire · hope · yearning · quest · pursuit · endeavor · calling
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- completionAct of finishing
realization · triumph · success · milestone · culmination · fruition · breakthrough · victory · feat · capstone
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
development · growth · improvement · momentum · escalation · increment · step · push · drive · march
goal, ward, goals, golden goal, goalkeeper, goalless, goalmouth, subgoal, goal-oriented