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

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

People aspired to his style, his honours, and his knack for rebuilding a squad. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 May 2026

Seydoux, who grew up in an artistic family (her grandfather is the chairman of French media giant Pathé), once aspired to sing professionally; using her voice was a return of sorts. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 May 2026

An online obituary for Hissom describes her as a college student at CSU Sacramento who aspired to next attend medical school and become a psychiatrist. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026

Lucky has long aspired to become a lawyer, but the cost of college forced her to step away from school last fall and work full-time. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026