- crave
- pursue
- strive
- yearn
- desire
- dream
- hanker
- long
- seek
- struggle
- try
- want
- wish
- be ambitious
- be eager
On this page you’ll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to aspire, such as: crave, pursue, strive, yearn, desire, and dream.
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Whether humans get the recipe wrong, as in the earlier novel, or make beings smarter than the humans who spawned them, as in the case of Čapek’s play and its offspring, humans pay the price for aspiring to play God.
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Top 10 synonyms for aspire
Other synonyms for the word aspire
- be ambitious
- be eager
- try
- want
- wish
Définition of aspire
Origin :
- «to strive for,» c.1400, from Old French aspirer «aspire to; inspire; breathe, breathe on» (12c.), from Latin aspirare «to breathe upon, to breathe,» also, in transferred senses, «to be favorable to, assist; to climb up to, to endeavor to obtain, to reach to, to seek to reach; infuse,» from ad- «to» (see ad-) + spirare «to breathe» (see spirit (n.)). The notion is of «panting with desire,» or perhaps of rising smoke. Related: Aspired; aspiring.
- verb aim, hope
Example sentences :
- She could not aspire to be one of them, but she could be loyal, she could «stick up» for them.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- Man cannot aspire if he look down; if he will rise, he must look up.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- Why should you aspire to pluck the flower which has grown up amongst us?
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- We aspire to the top to look for Rest; it lies at the bottom.
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- Pride and ambition had led him to aspire to the crown which was settled on Shaddai’s Son.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- Henry, why do you not aspire to so distinguished a relationship?
- Extract from : « The Elm Tree Tales » by F. Irene Burge Smith
- The simplest words,—we do not know what they mean except when we love and aspire.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- We have had our opportunity and do not aspire to be more than men: we have received our ‘wages and are going home.’
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- A man of his stamp could carry off anything, do anything, aspire to anything.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- But Nostromo does not aspire to be a leader in a personal game.
- Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
Antonyms for aspire
- answer
- despise
- dislike
- hate
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draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot forverb
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
Synonyms:
aim, shoot for, drive, purport, place, draw a bead on, take aim, propose, direct, train, get, take, target, calculate, point, purpose
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Jacqueline Hinman:
And though the average age of CEOs is slightly declining, today’s graduates may have expectations for advancement that don’t match reality. So what does it really take to get to the top ? To guide the next generation, I interviewed Successful CEOs. I asked Successful CEOs to project which abilities will be required of Successful CEOs future counterparts, and what advice Successful CEOs ’d give to young people who aspire to become a CEO. Jacqueline Hinman, CEO of Fortune 500 engineering company CH2M HILL, predicts that as change accelerates, broad knowledge and understanding of one’s business will be critical. Jacqueline Hinman started out as an environmental engineer, but later served in project management, business development and marketing roles. I purposely kept moving.
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Mary Bono:
It is with profound regret, coupled with a deep love for the sport of gymnastics and respect for those who aspire to be great gymnasts, that I today tendered my resignation as the interim CEO of USA Gymnastics.
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Jeff Paine:
It is unrealistic for any one regime to aspire to centralize the delivery of privacy protections for the entire world in just one regulator.
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Humberto Antunes:
What we aspire to do is create an environment that is multi-disciplinary, we’re going to put (known technologies) together so that we can discover new approaches to caring for the health of people.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning:
Think, In mounting higher, The angels would press on us, and aspire To drop some golden orb of perfect song Into our deep, dear silence.
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Are we missing a good synonym for aspire?
For many people, the word «aspire» conjures up positive images of rising to achieve a lofty goal. But for others, the word may connote feelings of hopelessness, drifting aimlessly and giving up. What is the difference between the two?
The first definition of aspire is to set your heart on something and strive to achieve it. The second definition is when you find yourself at a loss as to what to do with your life and you feel like giving up.
Both definitions can be found in the English language, but the second one is more common.