Synonyms of aspires

aspires

verb

present tense third-person singular of aspire

1

as in intends

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

• intends
• plans
• aims
• hopes
• contemplates
• means
• proposes
• goes
• tries
• looks
• wishes
• purports
• purposes
• calculates
• designs
• allows
• meditates
• strives
• attempts
• considers
• figures on
• dreams
• achieves
• struggles
• accomplishes
• ponders
• plots
• performs
• debates
• schemes
• executes
• endeavors
• mulls (over)
• effects

2

as in rises

to move or extend upward

a tower aspiring towards the heavens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rises
• ascends
• climbs
• soars
• lifts
• ups
• arises
• thrusts
• mounts
• slopes
• tilts
• leans
• elevates
• uprears
• uprises
• upthrusts
• upturns
• towers
• uplifts
• surges
• inclines
• surmounts
• raises
• zooms
• tops
• boosts
• scales
• upheaves
• takes off
• tips
• reclines
• lists
• blasts off
• crests
• upraises
• cants
• balloons
• slants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descends
• falls (off)
• plunges
• drops
• declines
• dips
• sinks
• dives
• slides
• plummets
• nose-dives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aspires

One who aspires to own their first designer piece, using their wedding as the opportunity to finally splurge. — CNN Money, 30 July 2026

While every player and coach aspires to contend for the Super Bowl, expectations differ depending on the team. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Musk has boasted SpaceX’s Starship for years as the firm aspires to ferry cargo and humans to the moon and Mars, and at about 400 feet tall, the rocket is considered the largest ever. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

One of those is Pascal, which aspires to offer a more refined version of prediction markets than existing platforms, and on Thursday announced a $9 million Series A funding round. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Epic historical fiction, with its long memory and changing themes, naturally aspires more to the symphony than the song. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

The serious journalism Margaret aspires to do is splintering under our distrust of who controls the megaphones. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Featuring odes to such heartland institutions as the Tennessee Titans and Walmart, the latter depicted as a holy mecca where any problem can be solved, The Breadwinner aspires to John Hughes family-style humor without any of the genuine hilarity that filmmaker produced. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026

Griffith aspires to be a White House correspondent. — Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026