What is the synonym for the word goal

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 5 votes

1. goalnoun

   Synonyms:
   objective, purpose, aspiration, ambition

2. goalnoun

   A result that one is attempting to achieve.

   Synonyms:
   ambition, aspiration, objective, purpose

3. goalnoun

   In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.

   Synonyms:
   objective, ambition, purpose, aspiration

4. goalnoun

   The act of placing the object into the goal.

   Synonyms:
   purpose, aspiration, objective, ambition

5. goalnoun

   A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.

   Synonyms:
   aspiration, ambition, purpose, objective

6. goalnoun

   A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.

   Synonyms:
   ambition, objective, aspiration, purpose

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 6 votes

1. goal

   The aim is the direction in which one shoots, or sometimes that which is aimed at. The mark is that at which one shoots; the goal, that toward which one runs. All alike indicate the direction of endeavor. The end is the point at which one expects or hopes to close his labors; the object, that which he would grasp as the reward of his labors. Aspiration, design, endeavor, purpose, referring to the mental acts by which the aim is attained, are often used as interchangeable with aim. Aspiration applies to what are viewed as noble aims; endeavor, design, intention, purpose, indifferently to the best or worst. Aspiration has less of decision than the other terms; one may aspire to an object, and yet lack the fixedness of purpose by which alone it can be attained. Purpose is stronger than intention. Design especially denotes the adaptation of means to an end; endeavor refers to the exertions by which it is to be attained. One whose aims are worthy, whose aspirations are high, whose designs are wise, and whose purposes are steadfast, may hope to reach the goal of his ambition, and will surely win some object worthy of a life’s endeavor. Compare AMBITION; DESIGN.

   Synonyms:
   aim, aspiration, design, determination, end, end, endeavor, endeavor, inclination, intent, intention, mark, object, purpose, tendency

   Antonyms:
   aimlessness, avoidance, carelessness, heedlessness, neglect, negligence, oversight, purposelessness, thoughtlessness

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:2.6 / 5 votes

1. goal, endnoun

   the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

   «the ends justify the means»

   Synonyms:
   remnant, death, end, final stage, closing, conclusion, close, finish, destruction, oddment, remainder, last, ending, destination, terminal

2. finish, destination, goalnoun

   the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

   «a crowd assembled at the finish»; «he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view»

   Synonyms:
   refinement, coating, last, polish, finale, culture, ending, end, cultivation, finish, close, finis, finishing, stopping point, address, terminus, destination, name and address, conclusion

3. goalnoun

   game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points

   Synonyms:
   destination, end, finish

4. goalnoun

   a successful attempt at scoring

   «the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play»

   Synonyms:
   destination, end, finish

Matched Categories

1. • Cognitive Content
   • End
   • Game Equipment
   • Score

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for «goal»:

   objective, aim, target, purpose, meta, objectives, goals, targets, intent, lens, end, object, aims, order, objectif, intention, view, ambition, purposes, aimed, focus

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1. Josh Donaldson:

   Right now you’re just trying to win series, but when you come in and win the first two, your goal is the win the next game.

2. Kyle Bristow:

   If her goal is chaos and notoriety and money, then this is the right way to go about it, if her goal is to win in court, then this sort of thing will not please most judges.

3. Jaden Schwartz:

   At the end of the second, we weren’t necessarily playing our best. They had a power-play goal to go up 2-1, so it was good to tie it up.

4. Joe Flacco:

   You know guys livelihoods are at stake, so you want to help them achieve their goal.

5. Richard Lapchick:

   Obviously we want increased percentages of women and people of color, the Associated Press’s the goal of the racial and gender report card, to move those things. And The Associated Press has n’t moved very much with baseball this year.

• هَدَف, مرمى, هدفArabic
• маҡсатBashkir
• голBelarusian
• голBulgarian
• লক্ষ্যBengali
• meta, objectiu, gol, porteriaCatalan, Valencian
• brána, gól, branka, cílCzech
• målDanish
• Tor, ZielGerman
• καλάθι, τέρμα, επιδίωξη, πόντος, σκοπός, γκολ, στόχοςGreek
• celoEsperanto
• gol, meta, porteríaSpanish
• värav, eesmärkEstonian
• helburu, ate, gol, xedeBasque
• گل کردن, هدف, گلPersian
• maali, päämäärä, tavoiteFinnish
• málFaroese
• but, objectifFrench
• tadhal, bàirScottish Gaelic
• שער, מטרהHebrew
• लक्ष्यHindi
• kapu, gól, célHungarian
• գոլArmenian
• gol, obiettivo, fine, goal, scopo, traguardo, risultato, rete, porta, obbiettivoItalian
• ゴール, 目的, 目標Japanese
• გოლი, მიზანი, კარიGeorgian
• 目標, 목표, 골Korean
• گۆڵ, گؤڵ کردنKurdish
• Gol, But, ZilLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
• ປະຕູLao
• vārti, mērķisLatvian
• kōrā, hemongaMāori
• objectief, goal, bedoeling, doel, punt, doelpunt, oogmerkDutch
• mål, formål, siktemål, målsettingNorwegian
• gol, cel, bramkaPolish
• gol, golo, meta, objetivoPortuguese
• scop, poartă, gol, obiectivRomanian
• гол, ворота, цельRussian
• zgoditak, cilj, gol, pogodak, vrataSerbo-Croatian
• gól, bránka, cieľSlovak
• gólSlovene
• målSwedish
• baoSwahili
• గోలు, లక్ష్యంTelugu
• ประตูThai
• gol, amaç, kaleTurkish
• гол, воротаUkrainian
• مقصدUrdu
• mục tiêuVietnamese
• 目标Chinese

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