Intent and Idea

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Intent

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

Usage example: I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings; that wasn't my intent

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

Nearby Words: intention, intentional, intently, intending, intension

Idea

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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Intent is a synonym for idea in intention topic. You can use "Intent" instead a noun "Idea", if it concerns topics such as sense.

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

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good	good intent	good idea
clear	clear intent	clear idea
exact	exact intent	exact idea
original	original intent	original idea
Other adjectives: initial, actual, real, evil, little, bad, main, general, different.

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