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 Both teams have legitimate national championship aspirations. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Giddey, a peculiar player to build around or give the keys to an offense with eventual playoff aspirations, is on a reasonable deal, still fairly productive and had some level of interest from Minnesota. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The venue of Biltmore is meant to denote the lofty aspirations of the weekend. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Republicans are showcasing accomplishments and eyeing 2028 Vance’s keynote will be closely watched for any hints about his political aspirations. — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 In both cases, the characters at least initially try to avoid violence, and harbor aspirations more personal than pummelling opponents ad nauseam. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Both teams entered the season with aspirations of qualifying for the College Football Playoff, and those ambitions are still on course through the first couple of weeks of the season. — Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026 Direct, straightforward and surely pre-planned, Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham showed no hesitation in speaking playoff aspirations into the air within the team’s facility in Flowery Branch. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 8 Sep. 2026 His allies, the state party chair, college presidents and pro-Newsom activists all openly hinted at his national aspirations. — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

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Noun

McDavid’s isolated stats show his line surrendered more goals but still delivered a handsome 54 percent share.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Boise’s City Council on Tuesday denied an appeal from the Cathedral of the Rockies seeking to pave a parking area adjacent to its North End church, dealing a blow to an application that pit arguments of religious freedom against municipal goals.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of goals

Noun

Whether or not the medication is truly effective for antiaging purposes remains to be seen, but the finding highlights how the burgeoning technology could make the drug discovery process easier, or at least faster.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
This was intended to enable him to build his own network for intelligence purposes, the statement said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of purposes

Noun

As a result, plans need to be made to deal with the logistics of several celestial vehicles taxiing and docking at the port and eventually at a permanent moon settlement.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
Pricing plans, rebate information and outage status were flagged as the most consistently difficult content for customers to navigate across every utility digital channel studied.

— Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of plans

Noun

That was a valuable lesson as the previous season, silly errors and lapses in concentration led to the side conceding goals that hamstrung their title ambitions.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
While Chinese investment flows are growing, the US still accounts for 44% of Mubadala’s $385 billion of assets under management and US tech firms have become crucial to the UAE’s ambitions to be a global AI leader.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambitions

Noun

Districts would no longer need to be compact, contiguous or required to respect geographic boundaries, allowing them to be drawn nearly any way our legislature finds convenient for its political aims.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
What was your way in there and why was that subject specifically something that felt so pertinent to your larger aims?

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of aims

Noun

Leaders should understand their current processes, identify the biggest sources of inefficiency, and establish measurable objectives before selecting a technology.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
By ensuring all stakeholders are aligned and working toward common objectives, organizations can respond more quickly to change, deliver better outcomes and create a more agile and competitive business.

— Rick Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of objectives

Noun

Republicans have a president happy to adopt (or take credit for) populist ideas that his party used to blanche at – and candidates who would follow him for every beat.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The whole thing plays like something concocted by an 8th grader sitting in the back of biology class and doodling movie ideas in his notebook, offering more proof that Besson has never quite risen above the juvenile tendencies of his early years.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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