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aspirations

NOUN

goal, hope

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aim ambition desire dream eagerness endeavor inclination longing objective passion wish yearning

STRONG

ambitiousness craving direction hankering object pursuit push urge vocation work

WEAK

fire in the belly right stuff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathy dislike hate hatred indifference laziness

STRONG

entertainment fun pastime

Example Sentences

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Jake, you’ve taken steps to advance your own aspirations and music with your label, Sunburnt Records, how does that fit into where Sublime is right now?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Yet two decades after Yunus’s Nobel win, few of those aspirations have come to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's about them being able to see the end game and being able to work back from there. Part of our development plan as a school is raising aspirations for students," Nelson says.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

As for taking up any tradwife aspirations, forget it.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Moreover, unlike Willie-Jay, he was not critical of Perry’s exotic aspirations; he was willing to listen, catch fire, share with him those visions of “guaranteed treasure” lurking in Mexican seas, Brazilian jungles.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote