Decision and Intent

Decision

Decision noun - A position arrived at after consideration.

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Intent and decision are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intent" instead a noun "Decision".

Nearby Words: decided, decide, decisive, decisively, deciding

Intent noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Decision and intent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decision" instead a noun "Intent".

conscious	conscious decision	conscious intent
good	good decision	good intent
original	original decision	original intent
initial	initial decision	initial intent
Other adjectives: critical, actual, bad, artistic, deliberate, moral, ultimate, political, different.

In this episode, Andy gives Gomer a ride, accompanies him onto the base, and even interacts with Gomer several times, all with the intent of talking Gomer out of his decision.

Source: Boot Camp Episode
Some people then turned their ire towards writer James Moran, who has also stated that there was no malicious intent behind the decision.

Source: Mis-blamed
Investigators said that Sully and Skiles were comfortable and cooperative, and that they had no intent to embarrass them because they were practically certain they'd made the right decision.

Source: Film / Sully

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