Goal and Idea

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

Usage example: leaving the world a better place than I found it is one of my main goals

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Idea is a synonym for goal in aim topic. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Goal", when it comes to topics like intention.

Nearby Words: goalless, goalie

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

Usage example: the idea is to get the information without seeming to be nosy

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Goal is a synonym for idea in intention topic. You can use "Goal" instead a noun "Idea", if it concerns topics such as purpose, aim, plan.

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

good	good goal	good idea
clear	clear goal	clear idea
exact	exact goal	exact idea
common	common goal	common idea
Other adjectives: original, initial, single, simple, actual, entire, real, big, great, main, personal, new, vague, general, next, basic, different, overall.

Sometimes you have a goal in mind for your story, but you have no idea how to get there.

Source: Diabolus ex Nihilo
The entire mission of the Inception is to do exactly this, though instead of information, the goal is to implant an idea.

Source: Neuro-Vault
Since the Invasion of Pain, Naruto has gained a slightly more realistic idea of the position and becoming Hokage has instead become simply one (probable) step towards his new goal: world peace.

Source: To Be a Master

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