Synonyms of aspired

aspired

verb

past tense of aspire

1

as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intended
• planned
• hoped
• meant
• wished
• aimed
• went
• contemplated
• looked
• tried
• designed
• proposed
• calculated
• attempted
• allowed
• dreamed
• considered
• purposed
• purported
• meditated
• figured on
• achieved
• struggled
• endeavored
• accomplished
• strove
• plotted
• debated
• pondered
• performed
• effected
• executed
• schemed
• mulled (over)

2

as in ascended

to move or extend upward

a tower aspiring towards the heavens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ascended
• climbed
• rose
• soared
• upped
• lifted
• mounted
• arose
• thrust
• upturned
• inclined
• towered
• sloped
• leaned
• uprose
• tilted
• upreared
• upthrusted
• surged
• elevated
• scaled
• uplifted
• surmounted
• topped
• ballooned
• tipped
• crested
• boosted
• zoomed
• raised
• upheaved
• upraised
• listed
• took off
• blasted off
• reclined
• canted
• slanted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declined
• descended
• fell (off)
• dropped
• plunged
• dipped
• slid
• dived
• sank
• plummeted
• nose-dived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aspired

Many came from military families, and aspired to carry on that tradition. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

The site aspired to bring an insurgent, punk ethos to the political world. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

After working for more than a decade in club music’s trenches, the brothers now aspired to be not merely DJs, but a dance-music act known for spectacular live performances. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026

Dade’s maternal grandmother, Beverly Anderson, told WKBW-TV that her granddaughter worked as a health aide for elderly people and aspired to become a nurse. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

The more Alois Hitler pushed him toward a civil servant career, the more Adolf aspired to become an artist. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Besler, who once aspired to little more than high school basketball tournaments and indoor soccer in Kansas City, became the first Kansas City kid to reach the World Cup. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

That stance no doubt created discomfort for the engineers in attendance who were involved in EPRI projects, or who aspired to be. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026

Except none of the latter would pan out as Franny (and the director’s teenage self) aspired to. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026