intentional
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3.9
- adjective
- /ɪnˈtɛnʃənl/
- His actions were clearly intentional, as he planned every step in advance.
- intentional injury
- intentional and unintentional
- intentional or accidental
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Watch on YouTubeAnd, and there's a lot of intentional blindness.
- And, and there's a lot of intentional blindness.
- I think that that what you just said is intentional curated living.
- Does it matter if it is intentional or not?
- So the not seeing is not intentional, it's protective.
- And I started asking intentional questions and I became a person.
- Is there an intentional way that you reassess your values?
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Keep being y'all, keep being intentional, take care of yourself.
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Anyway, Ryan, what is an intentional life to you?
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You have to be intentional in doing the work.
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Does it matter if it is intentional or not?
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None of these were intentional, but they have happened anyway.
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It takes a lot of work to be intentional.
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I didn't realize it was intentional.
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What a beautiful, intentional, caring way to open unravel the gift, right?
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- An intentional foul.
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Like Jubilados, Fools is seeking to build an intentional community accessible to middle- and lower-income residents.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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2.6
Planned and not done by accident
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4.1
Done on purpose after careful thought
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3.7
Done on purpose with full awareness
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4.0
On purpose as part of a plan
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4.8
Happening on purpose rather than by chance
Antonyms
How Intentional
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Morphology
Etymology
Intentional comes from Latin parts in- ('toward') and tendere ('to stretch' or 'to aim'). You can see the same root in the word intent, which means a plan or goal. So, to be intentional is to move your thoughts or actions 'toward' a goal on purpose.