aspire
Reach for more
To aspire is to reach toward something higher—a goal, achievement, or state of being.
The word carries ambition and longing: She aspires to be a doctor, He aspired to greatness.
You can aspire to concrete positions or abstract qualities.
What you aspire to is your aspiration.
The word suggests earnest striving rather than idle wishing.
Intense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- wantTo desire something
- hungerNeed for nourishment
thirst · eagerness · pining · hankering · urge · ache · wish · covet
Desired end result
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
- driveOperate a vehicle
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
advancement · progress · pursuit · endeavor · excellence · determination · career · leadership
Ability to see
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- idealismBelief in noble principles
utopia · possibility · imagination · someday · potential · longing · reverie · wishful
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
hunger · thirst · eagerness · pining · hankering · urge · ache · wish · covet · inclination
goal
Desired end result
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
- driveOperate a vehicle
motivation · advancement · progress · pursuit · endeavor · excellence · determination · career · leadership · ascent
vision
Ability to see
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
idealism · utopia · possibility · imagination · someday · potential · longing · reverie · wishful · starry-eyed
rise
Move to higher position
transcend · climb · higher · upward · lofty · reach · heights · pinnacle · summit · above
persevere
Continue despite obstacles
push · tenacity · diligence · commitment · struggle · compete · hustle · grind · dedication · persistence
- motivationmotivation, drive, motivate, encouragement, determination
- ambitionambition, goal, strive, goals, initiative
- wantingwant, desire, crave, yearn, long
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
aspiresettle
Reach final terms
give up · resign oneself · despair · languish · abandon hope
- career aspirationsDesired professional trajectory
- hidden aspirationsUndisclosed personal goals
- aspiration pneumoniaLung infection from aspirated material
- naturally aspiratedRelies on atmospheric pressure
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