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intentioned

intentioned

28 4.2
Wanting to do something on purpose
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈtɛnʃənd/
translation icon : intencionado
  • But we need smart, well informed, well-intentioned people to do that job.
  • well-intentioned
  • intentioned effort
  • intentioned policy

They're not, you know, ill intentioned.

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Examples

  • While the plan was well-intentioned, it failed to address the core issues at hand.

  • Jamie, I know you're well-intentioned, but this really isn't right for me.

  • There are good people, well-intentioned people who are providing.

  • So this is the very well-intentioned mother who ultimately partners with her son in a way, right?

  • Their actions, I believe, were as well-intentioned as my own mother's.

    Academic text (2015)
  • So this is quite an achievement I think you would say here is the consequence of that well-intentioned public health effort.

  • We just got back from a moderate level but well-intentioned gym session.

  • Obviously, most people in the health workforce are well-intentioned and they well they studied and they practice their careers because they want to help others.

  • However, well-intentioned attempts at managing the room in this instance went awry.

  • Perhaps the colorblind philosophy is well-intentioned, but it may do more harm than good.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

deliberate
vsintentioned
125 4.1

Done on purpose after careful thought

means having an aim without implying careful planning
well-intentioned
vsintentioned
28 4.6

Trying to help but sometimes making things worse

means having a purpose without implying moral goodness
purposeful
vsintentioned
27 4.2

Having a clear aim and strong determination

is simply the state of having a particular aim
purposive
vsintentioned
1 7.7

Having a clear plan or goal

is a general state of having an aim rather than active doing
purposed
vsintentioned
4.8

Having a clear aim in what you do

is often used in compounds and as a general adjective

Antonyms

53 4.1

Not planned and not done on purpose

How Intentional

premeditated
  • Formal
22 7.2
willful
  • US
16 6.4
intentioned
28 4.2
accidental
118 3.0

Surface Forms

intentioned positive

Morphology

intentioned = intention (transparent) = intention + ed

Formed by the regular adjectival suffix '-ed' on the noun 'intention', meaning 'having or characterised by an intention', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word intentioned comes from intention, made of the parts in- ('toward') and tend ('to stretch' or 'aim') and is the same root as the common word intent. So, someone who is intentioned has a clear 'aim' or purpose in what they do.