Intent and Tendency

Intent

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

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Tendency and intent are semantically related in meaning topic. In some cases you can use "Tendency" instead a noun "Intent".

Tendency noun - An established pattern of behavior.

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Intent and tendency are semantically related in meaning topic. Sometimes you can use "Intent" instead a noun "Tendency".

good	good intent	good tendency
usual	usual intent	usual tendency
strong	strong intent	strong tendency
real	real intent	real tendency
Other adjectives: extreme, serious, evil, little, bad, dark, general, apparent.

Sticky Fingers: Ox and Wedgehead have a tendency to "borrow" without the intent of returning.

Source: Toys / Uglydolls
A tendency for entering bargains with the intent of helping the other person in the short term, but screwing them over in the long term.

Source: Satanic Archetype
In one Knights of the Dinner Table story, Bob takes the Untouchable Trio's tendency to mistreat hirelings to a new low, declaring his intent to slap them around until they are psychologically broken and desperate for their master's approval. B.A.

Source: Mugging The Monster / Comic Books

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