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aspirational

as·pi·ra·tion·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-puh-rey-shuh-nl]
    • /ˌæs pəˈreɪ ʃə nl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-puh-rey-shuh-nl]
    • /ˌæs pəˈreɪ ʃə nl/

Definitions of aspirational word

  • adjective aspirational If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status. 3
  • adjective aspirational If you describe a product as aspirational, you mean that it is bought or enjoyed by people who have strong hopes of moving to a higher social class. 3
  • adjective aspirational relating to or characterized by aspiration or a strong desire for something: their aspirational goals for the New Year. 1
  • adjective aspirational aimed at or appealing to people who want to attain a higher social position or standard of living: a magazine featuring aspirational products for the home. 1
  • adjective aspirational Medicine/Medical. relating to the act of removing a fluid from a body cavity or of inhaling a fluid into the lungs. 1
  • adjective aspirational Phonetics. relating to articulation involving an audible puff of breath. 1
See all 10 definitions of aspirational

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Parts of speech for Aspirational

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Aspirational

aspirational popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

aspirational usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for aspirational

adjective aspirational

  • ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
  • self-improvement — improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
  • aspiring — If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it.
  • hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
  • thrusting — to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back.
All 8 Synonyms of aspirational

Antonyms for aspirational

adjective aspirational

  • unambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
Just one Antonym for aspirational

Top questions with aspirational

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