1
as in ambition
eager desire for personal advancement
a combination of aspiration and hard work made her the top tennis player in the state
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
college is his immediate aspiration after he graduates from high school
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of aspiration
Marina Demitrijevic, however, shared concerns about the department's citation aspirations.
—
Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The tension now is built around whether the agnostic Joanne will feel compelled to convert to Judaism, and how that decision impacts Noah’s career aspirations.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
The cosmos is asking us to define our aspirations and inclinations.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Oct. 2025
But in a zero-sum sport, especially for a team with national title aspirations, there are no moral victories.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aspiration
Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The tension now is built around whether the agnostic Joanne will feel compelled to convert to Judaism, and how that decision impacts Noah’s career aspirations.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
The cosmos is asking us to define our aspirations and inclinations.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Oct. 2025
But in a zero-sum sport, especially for a team with national title aspirations, there are no moral victories.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aspiration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspiration
Noun
-
In addition to her professional ambitions, Mallory also had a thriving social life and was dating Anthony Cook.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
-
No matter what happens at their meeting, China’s ambitions will still pose the same long-term risks to American interests, American allies, and American power.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Whether your goal is to work in government, the private sector, or a nonprofit organization, our curriculum prepares you for diverse roles such as intelligence analyst, foreign service officer, military analyst, or special agent.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
-
But recent reports show that goal is nowhere near.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Swets, who has expertise with special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), formed Greenland Exploration with his investment and merchant banking firm, FG Nexus, and agreed to merge with March GL and find a suitable SPAC to take the company public.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
-
Sea lines of communication, or SLOCs, are the principal maritime routes between ports used for trade, military or other purposes.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Its aims have expanded from the economic sphere to the geopolitical one, again with little resistance from Washington.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
-
On the last day of the conference, a handful created the African Descendants Nationalist Independence Partition Party, with the express aim of founding a separate nation on American soil.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The Department of Agriculture's funding lapse plan was later removed from the agency's website.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
-
The five cities are believed to be the first of more to come across ICE's 24 field offices nationwide, according to officials familiar with the plans.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Baleba, after a troubled start to his season following United’s interest during the transfer window, had a good game against Newcastle last time out, and his performance in front of his suitors could impact their intentions next summer.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
-
The survey revealed a troubling gap between intention and action.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
When built around real clinical intent, AI can help sort and score incoming data, identify what requires escalation, and suppress what does not.—
Scott R. Schell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
-
This was a mob intent on violence against Gardaí.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
-
My idea was to do a little ‘maison,’ and to offer a look at what’s behind the brand.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Aspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspiration. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share