ASPIRED Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

aspired

verb

past tense of aspire

as in intended

to have in mind as a purpose or goal aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds

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as in ascended

to move or extend upward a tower aspiring towards the heavens

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Recent Examples of aspired Many came from military families, and aspired to carry on that tradition. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 The site aspired to bring an insurgent, punk ethos to the political world. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 After working for more than a decade in club music’s trenches, the brothers now aspired to be not merely DJs, but a dance-music act known for spectacular live performances. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026 Dade’s maternal grandmother, Beverly Anderson, told WKBW-TV that her granddaughter worked as a health aide for elderly people and aspired to become a nurse. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 The more Alois Hitler pushed him toward a civil servant career, the more Adolf aspired to become an artist. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 Besler, who once aspired to little more than high school basketball tournaments and indoor soccer in Kansas City, became the first Kansas City kid to reach the World Cup. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 That stance no doubt created discomfort for the engineers in attendance who were involved in EPRI projects, or who aspired to be. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026 Except none of the latter would pan out as Franny (and the director’s teenage self) aspired to. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026

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Thus far, there is nothing to suggest that Moscow intended to violate Romanian airspace, the ministry in Bucharest said.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
The Lions have deployed Moore in a variety of ways, giving him (pun intended) more and more opportunities with the first-team defense.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

These leaders ascended to the international stage with a mixture of macho populism and a Trumpian right-wing, authoritarian aesthetic.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
The incumbent king, Richard III, a York, was killed on the battlefield, and Henry Tudor ascended the throne as Henry VII.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascended

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The decisive stage is planned for early 2027, when an Army unit will conduct an Operational Assessment.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Additional infrastructure planned includes a new Vertical Integration Facility for the 9×4 vehicle and a Payload Processing Facility.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of planned

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Back on the job the morning after the alert was lifted, Isidro threw a rope over an avocado tree about 20 feet (6 meters) high and climbed up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
The average freight rate climbed 9 percent percent year over year to $1,475 per 20-foot container (TEU).

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of climbed

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Long-term Treasury yields rose to their highest point since 2007, creating another headwind for the economy and lifting borrowing costs for consumers and businesses.

— David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
As for metal, solid gold, whether yellow, white, or rose, remains the steadiest choice, aging with grace and holding its value across the years.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of rose

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This new whiskey, State of the Union, is a limited release that, as mentioned before, is meant to celebrate America’s 250th birthday this summer.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of meant

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Moments later, Jacob Shaffelburg’s shot was ticketed for the upper 90, but Hansen soared to knock the ball out of play for a corner kick.

— Daily News, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Cancer vaccine breakthrough Shares in Moderna soared over 170% in Wednesday’s session, while Merck rallied over 10% after the pharmaceutical groups announced positive initial results from an experimental cancer vaccine.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

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