ASPIRES Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

aspires

verb

present tense third-person singular of aspire

as in intends

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 rises

to move or extend upward a tower aspiring towards the heavens

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Recent Examples of aspires Diop, the first girl in her village to be accepted into the school, now aspires to be an international business lawyer. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Amorrortu, whose brother Sebastian kicked at Minnesota State Moorhead, aspires to play in college too. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 India's Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, also known as GIFT City, aspires to be what Hong Kong is to mainland China, or what Dubai International Financial Center is to the United Arab Emirates. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 His first project, built with a Kalshi employee, aspires to match S&P 500 companies’ risk factors with existing Kalshi markets. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 One who aspires to own their first designer piece, using their wedding as the opportunity to finally splurge. — CNN Money, 30 July 2026 While every player and coach aspires to contend for the Super Bowl, expectations differ depending on the team. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Musk has boasted SpaceX’s Starship for years as the firm aspires to ferry cargo and humans to the moon and Mars, and at about 400 feet tall, the rocket is considered the largest ever. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Epic historical fiction, with its long memory and changing themes, naturally aspires more to the symphony than the song. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

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The campaign intends to hire a Jewish liaison and is in the midst of an interview process for the role, which includes talking with Jewish community leaders, a person familiar with the campaign told JTA.

— Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of intends

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But the company eventually plans to open-source the standard, which means any device manufacturer in any industry will be able to adopt it.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Heat limits chip performance The aerospace and defense firm plans to integrate diamond directly into advanced semiconductor devices.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of plans

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Norway’s crown prince ascends to the throne after the death of his father, King Harald V.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
The ride also plays an announcement warning guests that failure to keep hands and arms inside the vehicle will result in removal from the park, as the ride ascends to the large drop, PEOPLE confirms.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascends

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Beijing aims to transform the region into a high-altitude green energy powerhouse, with projects that include a $168 billion megadam, currently under construction, that could stretch the limits of what human engineering has achieved.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
This shift aims to secure more predictable, recurring revenue and higher user retention, mitigating the volatility of hardware sales.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of aims

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As tuition climbs and federal oversight tightens on low-earning programs, a new tool lets families compare outcomes across California campuses.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Maintenance and repair costs on a new car already run about 11 cents a mile, and that figure climbs as a vehicle ages and mileage increases.

— Emily Mercer, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of climbs

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Hynix raised more than $26 billion last month, in the largest share sale by a non-US company, as demand for its memory chips soars during the AI boom.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Moderna soars 60% on new cancer vaccine results Shares of Moderna jumped 61% in premarket trading after an experimental cancer vaccine from the company and Merck showed positive results in its late-stage trial.

— Sean Conlon,Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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