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

Need another word that means the same as “aspiring”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “aspiring” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Aspiring” are: aspirant, wishful

Aspiring as an Adjective

Definitions of "Aspiring" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “aspiring” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Desiring or striving for recognition or advancement.
• Directing one's hopes or ambitions towards becoming a specified type of person.

Synonyms of "Aspiring" as an adjective (2 Words)

aspirant	Having ambitions to achieve something, typically to follow a particular career. An aspirant politician.
wishful	Having or expressing desire for something. Without resources the proposed measures were merely wishful thinking.

Usage Examples of "Aspiring" as an adjective

• An aspiring artist.

Associations of "Aspiring" (30 Words)

ambitious	(of a plan or piece of work) intended to satisfy high aspirations and therefore difficult to achieve. An ambitious enterprise.
anticipate	Come or take place before (an event or process expected or scheduled for a later time. They failed to anticipate a full scale invasion.
anticipation	Anticipating with confidence of fulfillment. They manned the telephones in anticipation of a flood of calls.
anticipatory	Happening, performed, or felt in anticipation of something. An anticipatory flash of excitement.
aspirant	Desiring or striving for recognition or advancement. An aspirant to the throne.
assume	Take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities. He assumed full responsibility for all organizational work.
assumption	Arrogance or presumption. The assumption of an active role in regional settlements.
envisage	Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event. The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers.
expect	Consider obligatory request and expect. Celia was expecting a visitor.
expectancy	Something expected (as on the basis of a norm. An indicator of expectancy in development.
expectation	One’s prospects of inheritance. I sat down in expectation of a feast of nostalgia.
expected	Considered likely or probable to happen or arrive. The expected high temperatures are well above normal for this time of year.
forecast	Predict in advance. Rain is forecast for Scotland.
foresight	Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing. He had the foresight to check that his escape route was clear.
future	A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future. Work on the building will be shelved for the foreseeable future.
guess	Guess correctly solve by guessing. My guess is that within a year we will have a referendum.
hopeful	Likely to turn out well in the future. A hopeful sign.
lifespan	The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death. The human lifespan.
preconception	An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence. He did not even try to confirm his preconceptions.
predict	Make a prediction about tell in advance. He predicts that the trend will continue.
predictable	Always behaving or occurring in the way expected. The characters are stereotyped and extremely predictable.
prediction	The action of predicting something. A prediction that economic growth would resume.
presume	Make unjustified demands; take liberties. I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building.
presumption	An assumption that is taken for granted. The planning policy shows a general presumption in favour of development.
presuppose	Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition. I presuppose that you have done your work.
prognosis	A prediction of the course of a disease. It is very difficult to make an accurate prognosis.
promising	Showing possibility of achievement or excellence. A promising film actor.
suppose	Take for granted or as a given suppose beforehand. I suppose I got there about noon.
supposition	A belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis. They were working on the supposition that his death was murder.
visionary	A person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible. A visionary leader.