ASPIRES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ASPIRES?

Need another word that means the same as “aspires”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “aspires” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Aspires” are: aim, draw a bead on, shoot for

Aspires as a Verb

Definitions of "Aspires" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “aspires” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal.

Synonyms of "Aspires" as a verb (3 Words)

aim	Have the intention of achieving. She wanted to aim a pun.
draw a bead on	Thread on or as if on a string.
shoot for	Emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully.

Associations of "Aspires" (30 Words)

ambition	Have as one s ambition. Her ambition was to become a pilot.
aspiration	A cherished desire. There is no aspiration if the syllable begins with s.
beg	Acquire food or money from someone by begging. I beg you to stop.
bygone	Past events to be put aside. Bygone days.
covet	Yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another. I covet one of their smart bags.
covetous	Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. He was never covetous before he met her.
crave	Plead or ask for earnestly. Will craved for family life.
craving	An intense desire for some particular thing. A craving for chocolate.
desideratum	Something that is needed or wanted. Integrity was a desideratum.
desire	Something that is desired. John spake unto him and desired him in like manner and contestation as before.
desperation	A state in which all hope is lost or absent. It was a policy of desperation.
eagerly	With eagerness; in an eager manner. The news was eagerly awaited.
envious	Feeling or showing envy. An envious glance.
hanker	Feel a strong desire for or to do something. She hankered to go back.
hankering	A yearning for something or to do something. He had a hankering to return to Scotland.
homesick	Experiencing a longing for one’s home during a period of absence from it. He was homesick for America after five weeks in Europe.
homesickness	A longing to return home. I lived four years in London without a single pang of homesickness.
insatiable	Of a person having an insatiable appetite or desire for something especially sex. So insatiable a gourmand as myself.
jealous	Fiercely protective of one’s rights or possessions. A jealous husband.
long	Long dated securities especially gilts. Looked out the long French windows.
longing	Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need. Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days.
nostalgia	Something done or presented in order to evoke feelings of nostalgia. An evening of TV nostalgia.
starve	Deprive of a necessity and cause suffering. The arts are being starved of funds.
thirst	Feel the need to drink. A few could drink while many thirsted.
unquenchable	Not able to be quenched. His enthusiasm was unquenchable.
unrequited	Not returned in kind. He s been pining with unrequited love.
want	Feel or have a desire for want strongly. You don t want to believe everything you hear.
weariness	Extreme tiredness; fatigue. He began to feel weariness.
yearn	Desire strongly or persistently. No fellow spirit yearned towards her.
yearning	Involving or expressing yearning. A yearning hope.