targets

The word “targets” has 2 syllables: tar-gets

It's pronounced as /ˈtɑr.ɡɪts/

What is synonym and antonym for targets?

In the thesaurus, “targets” has 137 synonyms and 42 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for targets along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for targets

aims
ambition
ambitions
apes
aspirations
bad-mouths
baits
barracks
belittles
bournes
bourns
bugs
burlesques
butt
butts
byword
caricatures
catcalls
chaffs
chumps
decries
derides
derisions
designs
desires
destination
destinations
disparages
dreams
dupes
duty
end
ends
fall guys
fools
function
game
gibes
goals
goats
grails
ground zero
gulls
harasses
harries
hassles
heckles
holy grails
hopes
ideals
ideas
imitates
intention
intentions
intents
jeers
jests
jibes
jives
jokes
joshes
kids
lampoons
laughingstocks
lightning rods
mark
marks
meanings
mimics
minds
mockeries
mocks
monkeys
needles
nirvanas
object
objective
objectives
objects
parodies
parrots
pesters
pigeon
pigeons
pilgarlics
pillories
plans
plots
point
points
pooh-poohs
poohs
pretensions
prey
preys
projects
purpose
purposes
puts down
quarry
quizzes
rags
rallies
razzes
ribs
rides
ridicules
saps
satirizes
scapegoat
scapegoats
schemes
scorn
scorns
scouts
shoots down
sitting duck
sitting ducks
skewers
sport
sports
spot
suckers
taunts
teases
termini
terminuses
things
torments
travesties
tweaks
twits
use
victim
victims
whipping boys
wishes

Antonyms for targets

applauds
approves
baiters
caricaturists
commends
darlings
defamers
deriders
endorses
favorites
gossipers
gossips
hecklers
indorses
insulters
lampooners
libelers
libelists
means
methods
mockers
needlers
parodists
pets
ribbers
ridiculers
sanctions
satirists
scoffers
scorners
talebearers
tattlers
tattletales
taunters
teasers
teases
tormenters
tormentors
torturers
traducers
troublemakers
ways

Meanings of targets

noun
1. A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
2. A goal or objective.
3. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
4. A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
5. A bearing representing a buckler.
6. The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
7. The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
8. A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
9. The number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win.
10. The tenor of a metaphor.
11. The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
12. A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
13. A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
14. A tassel or pendant.
15. A shred; a tatter.
verb
1. To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
2. To aim for as an audience or demographic.
3. To produce code suitable for.

Example Sentences

The company set new sales targets for the next quarter.
The military identified potential targets for the airstrike.
The program targets students from underprivileged backgrounds.
The security system detects and tracks moving targets automatically.
The marketing team carefully selects its targets for advertising campaigns.

On this page you'll find 179 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to targets, such as: aims, ambition, ambitions, apes, applauds, approves, aspirations.

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