aiming

VERB

point or direct at a goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address design direct focus intend mean plan propose target try want

STRONG

angle aspire attempt cast concentrate contemplate covet endeavor essay fix level purpose sight slant steer strive train wish

WEAK

set one's sights on zero in on zoom in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect

STRONG

be idle forget look away

Example Sentences

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Fire Point, one of several companies that make long-range UAVs, is aiming to produce 300 of its FP-1 drones a day, around eight times more than last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

SK Hynix plans to list American depositary receipts on Nasdaq on July 10, aiming to raise approximately $30 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Individual investors have increasingly piled into leveraged exchange-traded funds, aiming to amplify the moves in semiconductor stocks and at times exacerbating tremors rippling through markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Tuesday's record will not be the last landmark moment for Ronaldo, after this World Cup campaign he will be aiming to reach 1,000 career goals.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Aristotelian philosophers looked backwards, assuming Aristotle had known everything that needed to be known; the new scientists looked forward, aiming to expand the limited range of topics in which they could make satisfactory predictions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton