intent
What you mean
Intent is purpose or aim—what someone means to do or accomplish.
In law, intent distinguishes accidental acts from deliberate ones: The prosecution must prove criminal intent.
As an adjective, intent means focused with determination: She was intent on finishing before dark.
An intent gaze is fixed and unwavering.
Desired end result
design · plan · end · aspiration · ambition · vision · direction · destination
Impetus toward a goal
- reasonBasis or justification
- causeWhat produces an effect
- purposeReason something exists
- impulseSudden urge to act
incentive · stimulus · rationale · inspiration · desire · wish · hope · expectation
Blameworthy mental state
- premeditationAdvance planning of action
- maliceIntent to cause harm
- aforethoughtPrior deliberate intention
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
criminal · negligence · recklessness · liability · prosecution · defendant · statute · verdict
Firmness of purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
perseverance · dedication · conviction · firmness · grit · steadfastness · fortitude · resilience
goal
Desired end result
mission · design · plan · end · aspiration · ambition · vision · direction · destination · pursuit
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
impulse · incentive · stimulus · rationale · inspiration · desire · wish · hope · expectation · calculation
mens rea
Blameworthy mental state
- premeditationAdvance planning of action
- maliceIntent to cause harm
- aforethoughtPrior deliberate intention
culpability · criminal · negligence · recklessness · liability · prosecution · defendant · statute · verdict · willful
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
tenacity · perseverance · dedication · conviction · firmness · grit · steadfastness · fortitude · resilience · single-mindedness
- declarationsdeclaration, declarations, proclamation, proclamations, announcement
- motivesmotive, purpose, goal, aim, objective
- criminal psychologycriminal mind, motive, premeditation, psychopath, sociopath
- Sentencing Factorsmitigating factors, aggravating factors, extenuating circumstances, criminal history, prior record
- CastanedaDon Juan, tonal, dreaming, stalking, seeing
- criminal intentmens rea, guilty mind, malice aforethought, premeditation, mental state
intentaccidental
Occurring by chance
unintentional · accident · inadvertent · chance · happenstance
intentdistracted
Unable to concentrate
inattentive · unfocused · absent-minded · preoccupied · oblivious
intentindecisive
Unable to make choices
irresolute · hesitant · wavering · vacillating · undecided
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- no pun intendedDisclaimer following coincidental wordplay
- for all intents and purposesVirtually, in practice
- intensive care unitHospital ward for critical patients
- criminal intentGuilty state of mind
- intensive trainingFocused, demanding instruction period
intense, intend, intensity, intensify, intention, intended, intensive, intently, intentional