ASPIRATIONS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

aspirations

noun

plural of aspiration

as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school

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Recent Examples of aspirations On the other side of the campaign, John Adams was labeled by Jefferson's proponents as a monarchist with aspirations to become king of the new United States. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 San Diego had World Series aspirations coming into October, but Milwaukee flexed a better killer instinct to tear them to shreds. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Put Hill’s connection with the Chiefs aside from a moment and even still the signing would be beneficial for a team that still has Super Bowl aspirations. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Relying on the winds at Wrigley and an elite defense isn’t enough for a team with World Series aspirations. — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Guadagnino liked the idea of shooting a tech movie about the future in a place once home to similar aspirations. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026 Sandoval is certainly making an impact for the Blue Devils, who have postseason aspirations. — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 Now, the Yankees’ World Series aspirations rest in large part with Bellinger, who continues to carve out his own pinstriped legacy. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 By the time their aspirations became public one year ago, and the Major Arena Soccer League awarded the region a men’s and a women’s team, officials had mapped out potential funding mechanisms. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Academic success and preparing students for their future is always top-of-mind, Folk said when asked about his goals for the school.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
The deployment has demonstrated how battery trains can support decarbonization goals while maintaining reliable passenger operations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of goals

Noun

No student information is to be disclosed for immigration enforcement purposes without a court order or subpoena, according to state law.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Other independents in the Senate, including Maine's Angus King on the moderate end and Vermont's Bernie Sanders on the left, caucus with Democrats for organizational purposes and committee assignments.

— NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of purposes

Noun

Construction originally began back in 2006 as part of Qatar's ambitious plans to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
That's according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly and cautioned the plans could shift.

— NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of plans

Noun

Kushner has also openly talked of using Affinity and its stake in Phoenix to blur commercial and political ambitions in the Middle East.

— Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
However, Ocasio-Cortez’s left-wing policies on the oil industry will hurt her presidential ambitions in states such as Pennsylvania, Concha said.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of ambitions

Noun

Naomi’s work clashes with both men’s professional aims, of course, but the real power of the story lies in its last third, which is set two and a half decades into the future and provides an unusual vision of climate change.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
My aims are to improve our quality of life on everything from affordability to traffic to public safety; to restore fiscal sanity to our public finances; and to end the brazen self-dealing that has become business as usual in local government.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of aims

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Before meeting with a patient advocate, identify your main objectives – for example, preparing for a transition home, clarifying a treatment plan or understanding medication changes.

— Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
Its little narrative nips and tucks, its simple additions to the existing record, its notes of humanity draw us into these people’s worlds, their objectives, and their frustrations.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of objectives

Noun

And Jeremy is the handsome cipher, the seemingly long-suffering dreamboat of a husband who may or may not be harboring more ominous intentions.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
These consumer intentions were revealed as the retail industry readies for a holiday shopping season marked by more intense holiday promotions as shoppers seek discounts as a way to offset inflationary prices.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of intentions

Noun

The proposition is to connect China’s factories with its creator economy; Black Lake’s agents bridge the gap by converting ideas into designs, a 3D simulation, and industrial data sent to a factory.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
When looking for best ideas for the fourth quarter nothing jumped off the charts to me — literally — like bitcoin .

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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