Intention

9 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A thing intended; an aim or plan to do something. It represents what someone means or plans to do, their purpose or objective.

“It was never my intention to cause any offence with my comments.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

Syllables

in·ten·tion

Related Words

Synonyms

aimpurpose goal objective

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Wordle

Contains four 'I's, two 'N's, and two 'T's; very vowel-heavy

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points; good for deploying multiple vowels and common patterns

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invention

Words you can make from Intention

Shorter words formed from the letters in “intention”.

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