Synonyms for Aspire
əˈspaɪəras·pire

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1. draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot forverb

   have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

   Synonyms:
   aim, shoot for, drive, aspire, purport, place, draw a bead on, take aim, propose, direct, train, get, take, target, calculate, point, purpose

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. aspireverb

   Synonyms:
   desire (earnestly), long

2. aspireverb

   Synonyms:
   ascend, rise, soar, tower, mount

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1. List of paraphrases for "aspire":

   aspirate, strive

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ASPIRE

   Synonyms:
   Action on Secondary Prevention by Intervention to Reduce Events

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1. Elizabeth Barrett Browning:

   Think, In mounting higher, The angels would press on us, and aspire To drop some golden orb of perfect song Into our deep, dear silence.

2. Colin Barnett:

   We'll still be dependent on resources for the next 50 years but we'll broaden it out, we will never be a manufacturing state and we don't aspire to that, but the area of greatest potential is probably agriculture.

3. Danny Welch:

   Hank Aaron represents a higher type of individual, someone I would always aspire to be both on and off the field, i think that's why this is such an emotional day for me and for Americans and for all people around the world who know of Hank Aaron and what Hank Aaron represents.

4. Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn:

   One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.

5. Pang Kin Keong:

   Trying to look for bus drivers, truck drivers - big challenge for us, we don't have a huge population and these are not some of the professions which Singaporeans aspire to.