Aspiring

Synonyms for "aspiring" (82 found)

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Closest matches (17)

aerial airy altitudinous ambitious ascending assured careerist careeristic colossal confident dominating elevated

Adjective(5 words)

aim ambitious aspirant aspirational emerging

Strong matches (24)

eminent enterprising ethereal exalted expectant fondfull of hopehaughty highhigh flyinghigh pitchedhigh-flying high-pitched high-reaching high-set high-up hopeful hopingin good heartin hopes

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lofty monumental

Adjective(2 words)

goal orientedhungrier

Related words (41)

mountingof good cheerof good hopeolympianon the makeouttopping overlooking overtopping passion power-hungry prominent sanguine sky-aspiring soaringsocial climbingsocial-climbing spiring steep sublime superlative

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supernal topless toplofty topping towering towery undespairing uplifted upreared vaulting

Adjective(5 words)

seek strive targetup and comingwishful

Noun(6 words)

seekingskyward directionskyward glancewannabe wannabee wannabes

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More general

5 entries

adjective ambitiondescriptive termdesiregoal setting

More specific

12 entries

aspiring artistaspiring entrepreneuraspiring professoraspiring researcheraspiring scientistaspiring writerdreamleadership rolepursue seektenure tracktenured position

Collocations

10 entries

aspiring academicaspiring artistaspiring engineeraspiring entrepreneuraspiring musicianaspiring novelistaspiring professionalaspiring scientistaspiring studentsaspiring writer

Inflections

4 entries

aspired aspiresmore aspiringmost aspiring

Derivations

4 entries

aspirant aspiration aspirational aspire

similar

1 entries

ambitious

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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This coffee shop is frequented by aspiring artists.

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When practicing at home, the aspiring bartender had to use a potato peeler to zest lemons.

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President Barack Obama praised Poland as an example for aspiring democracies in the Middle East and elsewhere.

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Maria is an aspiring doctor of Physics; in her free time however, she works as an astrologer and card reader.

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