Synonyms for intent

Noun

1. purpose, intent, intention, aim, design, goal, end

usage: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

2. intent, purport, spirit, meaning, significance, signification, import

usage: the intended meaning of a communication

Adjective

1. fixed, intent, concentrated (vs. distributed)

usage: directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze"

2. absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, rapt, wrapped, attentive (vs. inattentive)

usage: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"