aspirational

adjective

as·pi·ra·tion·al ˌa-spə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl

: of, relating to, or characterized by aspiration

aspirational goals

: such as

: having or showing a desire to achieve a high level of success or social status

… private schools are patronised … by parents struggling to produce intelligent, clear-thinking, disciplined, polite, aspirational children …—

Katie Grant

: associated with or suggestive of a high level of success and social status and therefore appealing to people who aspire to such status

aspirational brands/products

aspirationally adverb

Examples of aspirational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The other planets may also bring happy news around your social life and long-term aspirational goals. —

Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024 Even our vaunted highway system wallowed as an aspirational blueprint for a dozen years before President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. —

James Anderson, TIME, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for aspirational

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