Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bent_on

2 senses of benton

Sense 1
Benton, Thomas Hart Benton -- (United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975))
       INSTANCE OF=> painter -- (an artist who paints)

Sense 2
Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Old Bullion -- (United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858))
       INSTANCE OF=> legislator -- (someone who makes or enacts laws)

Antonyms of adj bent_on

1 sense of bent on

Sense 1
bent, bent on (predicate), dead set (predicate), out to (predicate) -- (fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event")

INDIRECT (VIA resolute) -> irresolute -- (uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute")

Similarity of adj bent_on

1 sense of bent on

Sense 1
bent, bent on (predicate), dead set (predicate), out to (predicate) -- (fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event")
       => resolute (vs. irresolute) -- (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith")