ASPIRE Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

aspire

verb

ə-ˈspī(-ə)r

Definition of aspire

as in to intend

to have in mind as a purpose or goal aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds

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as in to rise

to move or extend upward a tower aspiring towards the heavens

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Recent Examples of aspire For aspiring filmmakers, there is no classroom quite like the Cannes Film Festival. — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 On the Disney+ Marvel show, Abdul-Mateen played Simon Williams, an aspiring actor who desperately wants to star in a remake of the film Wonder Man. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026 Jackson, 44, played Avery Buckley, an aspiring musician who has a romantic relationship with Panettiere’s Nashville character, pop-country star Juliette Barnes, throughout the series, with their characters eventually marrying. — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 There’s plenty of evidence aspiring homeowners are willing to make those tradeoffs. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aspire

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Sebastian Kim, head of the content business Unit at CJ ENM, said the series had opened a door the company intends to keep pushing through.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
The city of Norman sought new funding from the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office to continue A Better Way, a project intended as an alternative to panhandling.

— Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of intend

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Analysts note that following SpaceX's record-breaking IPO last month, investor interest in commercial spaceflight and the broader space sector has risen steadily.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Alphabet’s stock is down more than 15% from its May peak, wiping out roughly $700 billion in value, as concerns rise over its mounting AI bills and failure to produce a decisive technological breakthrough.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of rise

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Cunningham could easily be higher and has ascended into a great spot in NBA discussions.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Longtime Rivals Nvidia ascended to the top of the semiconductor industry after developers realized that its graphics processing units — technology popularized by computer gamers — were well-suited for training AI models.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascend

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Meanwhile, outside the five districts that Democrats hope to switch, there are safely Democratic districts where progressive candidates are jousting with mainstream rivals, a subset of the national party’s ideological conflict.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
By doing the bees' job, Carcache and Bloom hope to figure out whether the plants around the parasite are pollinated more than those further away.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hope

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In Wednesday's earnings report, Salesforce said revenue for the quarter climbed 11% from a year earlier, topping estimates.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Keller Central climbed from 1-9 to 5-5 under second-year head coach Eric Vance and beat Allen for the Division I 7-on-7 state title in June — powered by junior twin phenoms Isaiah and Jeremiah Taylor.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of climb

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Sure, pedicures get more playtime over the summer, but that doesn’t mean your toes don’t deserve the same attention once temperatures drop.

— Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Max leaves less than three hours before the new charter’s arrival, which means that Sandy is immediately on the phone with Norma from Yachting Staffing.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

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