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Synonyms for goal
goʊlgoal
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Wiktionary
goalnoun
Synonyms:
objective, purpose, aspiration, ambitiongoalnoun
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
Synonyms:
ambition, aspiration, objective, purposegoalnoun
In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
Synonyms:
objective, ambition, purpose, aspirationgoalnoun
The act of placing the object into the goal.
Synonyms:
purpose, aspiration, objective, ambitiongoalnoun
A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
Synonyms:
aspiration, ambition, purpose, objectivegoalnoun
A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.
Synonyms:
ambition, objective, aspiration, purpose
English Synonyms and Antonyms
goal
The aim is the direction in which one shoots, or sometimes that which is aimed at. The mark is that at which one shoots; the goal, that toward which one runs. All alike indicate the direction of endeavor. The end is the point at which one expects or hopes to close his labors; the object, that which he would grasp as the reward of his labors. Aspiration, design, endeavor, purpose, referring to the mental acts by which the aim is attained, are often used as interchangeable with aim. Aspiration applies to what are viewed as noble aims; endeavor, design, intention, purpose, indifferently to the best or worst. Aspiration has less of decision than the other terms; one may aspire to an object, and yet lack the fixedness of purpose by which alone it can be attained. Purpose is stronger than intention. Design especially denotes the adaptation of means to an end; endeavor refers to the exertions by which it is to be attained. One whose aims are worthy, whose aspirations are high, whose designs are wise, and whose purposes are steadfast, may hope to reach the goal of his ambition, and will surely win some object worthy of a life's endeavor. Compare AMBITION; DESIGN.
Synonyms:
aim, aspiration, design, determination, end, end, endeavor, endeavor, inclination, intent, intention, mark, object, purpose, tendencyAntonyms:
aimlessness, avoidance, carelessness, heedlessness, neglect, negligence, oversight, purposelessness, thoughtlessness
Princeton's WordNet
goal, endnoun
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
"the ends justify the means"
Synonyms:
remnant, death, end, final stage, closing, conclusion, close, finish, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, destination, terminalfinish, destination, goalnoun
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
"a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
Synonyms:
refinement, coating, last, polish, finale, culture, ending, end, cultivation, finish, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, address, terminus, destination, name and address, conclusiongoalnoun
game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
Synonyms:
destination, end, finishgoalnoun
a successful attempt at scoring
"the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
Synonyms:
destination, end, finish
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Editors Contribution
macguffin
something a protagonist desires.
"kitty's goal was to have her breakfast"
Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
goalnoun
goalnoun
Synonyms:
object, end, design, destination, aim, height of one's ambition
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
goalnoun
Synonyms:
bourne, end, aim, destination
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#79 | view | |
#126 | last | |
#173 | order | |
#245 | design | |
#249 | address | |
#317 | end | |
#735 | close | |
#834 | mark | |
#967 | death | |
#1150 | object | |
#1172 | culture | |
#1230 | focus | |
#1258 | purpose | |
#1584 | target | |
#1619 | purposes | |
#1888 | ending | |
#1896 | goal | |
#2196 | goals | |
#2523 | destination | |
#2674 | finish | |
#2751 | aim | |
#3016 | objectives | |
#3346 | lens | |
#3381 | objective | |
#3528 | terminal | |
#4037 | conclusion | |
#4038 | closing | |
#4123 | determination | |
#4623 | targets | |
#4835 | polish | |
#5165 | meta | |
#5228 | aims | |
#5264 | destruction | |
#5534 | intent | |
#6156 | aimed | |
#7295 | intention | |
#7970 | finishing | |
#8809 | coating | |
#9174 | remainder | |
#10789 | tendency | |
#15031 | ambition | |
#15377 | cultivation | |
#16073 | finale | |
#16219 | endeavor | |
#16448 | refinement | |
#23493 | terminus | |
#23687 | inclination | |
#24319 | aspiration | |
#25404 | remnant | |
#70504 | finis | |
#85330 | objectif |
How to use goal in a sentence?
Trump needs to take the same tone Ronald Reagan took when he met with Mikhail Gorbachev, the two can’t easily recreate that, but that should be the goal.
My goal is just to try to make him not quite as comfortable, he’s somebody that likes to be really sneaky and really clever out there.
The goal has always been to remove all American and coalition forces. They see American forces as a foreign threat to their land, resources, religion and culture and will do anything necessary to remove that threat, with the largest Taliban presence the country has seen, it is safe to say the Taliban has more influence over the Afghan government.
They could probably achieve that goal (the 25% cut) by just continuing to encourage facilities-based competition in our country.
The larger goal for reformers, though, is to bring the judiciary’s travel and gift rules in line with those of the other two branches, which would mean pre-approval from an ethics body for free trips and a contemporaneous post-travel report that lists who paid, the total cost and who else attended.
Translations for goal
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- هَدَف, مرمى, هدفArabic
- маҡсатBashkir
- голBelarusian
- голBulgarian
- লক্ষ্যBengali
- meta, objectiu, gol, porteriaCatalan, Valencian
- brána, gól, branka, cílCzech
- målDanish
- Tor, ZielGerman
- καλάθι, τέρμα, επιδίωξη, πόντος, σκοπός, γκολ, στόχοςGreek
- celoEsperanto
- gol, meta, porteríaSpanish
- värav, eesmärkEstonian
- helburu, ate, gol, xedeBasque
- گل کردن, هدف, گلPersian
- maali, päämäärä, tavoiteFinnish
- málFaroese
- but, objectifFrench
- tadhal, bàirScottish Gaelic
- שער, מטרהHebrew
- लक्ष्यHindi
- kapu, gól, célHungarian
- գոլArmenian
- gol, obiettivo, fine, goal, scopo, traguardo, risultato, rete, porta, obbiettivoItalian
- ゴール, 目的, 目標Japanese
- გოლი, მიზანი, კარიGeorgian
- 目標, 목표, 골Korean
- گۆڵ, گؤڵ کردنKurdish
- Gol, But, ZilLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ປະຕູLao
- vārti, mērķisLatvian
- kōrā, hemongaMāori
- objectief, goal, bedoeling, doel, punt, doelpunt, oogmerkDutch
- mål, formål, siktemål, målsettingNorwegian
- gol, cel, bramkaPolish
- gol, golo, meta, objetivoPortuguese
- scop, poartă, gol, obiectivRomanian
- гол, ворота, цельRussian
- zgoditak, cilj, gol, pogodak, vrataSerbo-Croatian
- gól, bránka, cieľSlovak
- gólSlovene
- målSwedish
- baoSwahili
- గోలు, లక్ష్యంTelugu
- ประตูThai
- gol, amaç, kaleTurkish
- гол, воротаUkrainian
- مقصدUrdu
- mục tiêuVietnamese
- 目标Chinese
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