aspiration | Definition of aspiration

Synonyms and Antonyms of aspiration

1 eager desire for personal advancement

a combination of aspiration and hard work made her the top tennis player in the state

Synonyms of aspiration

ambition, ambitiousness, go-getting

Words Related to aspiration

determination, diligence, drive, energy, enterprise, go, hustle, industry, initiative, motivation, push

aggression, competitiveness, killer instinct

opportunism, overambitiousness, pretentiousness, pushiness

assertiveness, daring, spirit

ardor, avidity, eagerness, keenness, passion

avarice, greed, hunger

Near Antonyms of aspiration

apathy, halfheartedness, indifference, unconcern

idleness, indolence, inertia, laziness, lethargy, shiftlessness, sloth

2 something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school

Synonyms of aspiration

aim, ambition, bourne (also bourn), design, dream, end, goal, idea, ideal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, point, pretension, purpose, target, thing

Words Related to aspiration

grail, holy grail

plot, project, scheme

desire, hope, mind, wish

destination, terminus

Phrases Synonymous with aspiration

name of the game

Near Antonyms of aspiration

means, method, way