intent on

Synonyms

bent engrossed set on out to bent on dead set

Examples

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Laozi

These inventors were elevating the formulation of entrepreneurial ideas to the status of a visionary activity. Though forced to justify their efforts in the pragmatic language of venture capital, they were at heart utopian thinkers intent on transforming the world. Alain de Botton

Devils may be nothing but beings intent on their purpose, which now happens to collide with yours. Fritz Leiber

I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on explaining them. Everyone has an answer for them. Either aliens or things from the spirit world. Harold Ramis

It's also true, however, that having conquered the regional writer ghetto, I am now intent on conquering the nationalist writer ghetto and moving out into the world more. Rick Moody

When Nature her great masterpiece designed, And framed her last, best work, the human mind, Her eye intent on all the wondrous plan, She formed of various stuff the various Man. Robert Burns

Words in the phrase

intent on

Close letter words and terms

intensivity intent intent look intent shell intentation intentful