goal

English Thesaurus

1. a successful attempt at scoring (noun.act)

hypernym	:	score,
definition	:	the act of scoring in a game or sport (noun.act)

hyponym	:	own goal,
definition	:	(soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending (noun.act)

2. game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	game equipment,
definition	:	equipment or apparatus used in playing a game (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	basket, basketball hoop, hoop,
definition	:	horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	net,
definition	:	a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	bar,
definition	:	an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	goalpost,
definition	:	one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field (noun.artifact)

3. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	cognitive content, content, mental object,
definition	:	the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	aim, object, objective, target,
definition	:	the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	bourn, bourne,
definition	:	an archaic term for a goal or destination (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	end-all,
definition	:	the ultimate goal (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	destination, terminus,
definition	:	the ultimate goal for which something is done (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	no-goal,
definition	:	a nonexistent goal (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	aim, design, intent, intention, purpose,
definition	:	an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	intention,
definition	:	(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal (noun.cognition)

part meronym	:	plan of action,
definition	:	a plan for actively doing something (noun.cognition)

4. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) (noun.location)

hypernym	:	end, terminal,
definition	:	either extremity of something that has length (noun.location)

hyponym	:	finish line, finishing line,
definition	:	a line indicating the location of the finish of a race (noun.location)

derivation	:	designate, destine, doom, fate,
definition	:	decree or designate beforehand (verb.communication)

derivation	:	designate, destine, doom, fate,
definition	:	decree or designate beforehand (verb.communication)