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, 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. John Alberti:

   Romantic comedies are dealing with the fundamental aspects of human existence : Desire, love, loneliness, unlike( for example),' Fast and Furious,' most of us are not going to become world class street racers, but most people do aspire to being in relationships, and take that very seriously.

2. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

   If you aspire to the highest place it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third.

3. Shane Sutton:

   Nurturing an anti-doping culture is at the heart of everything we do at British Cycling and educating our young riders on the subject is a responsibility we take seriously, having someone of David's caliber on board to support us in this education process is invaluable; he is readily available to share his well-rounded experiences as a professional cyclist to the young riders who aspire to succeed in their careers.

4. 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.

5. Al Fadi:

   I was [ a ] very indoctrinated Muslim, all of my teachings... at the Madrassas, in the Mosque were basically similar to those kinds of ideology... meaning that you always aspire to have a caliphate. You have one authority, one political and religious authority.