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All aspiration synonyms

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noun aspiration

  • desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
  • longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
  • eagerness — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
  • wish — to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
  • aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
  • yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
  • passion — any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
  • ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
  • objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
  • dream — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
  • inclination — a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
  • urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
  • direction — the act or an instance of directing.
  • workHenry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
  • hankering — a longing; craving.
  • ambitiousness — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
  • object — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
  • pursuit — the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
  • push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
  • vocation — a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
  • craving — an intense desire or longing
  • goal — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
  • target — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
  • hopeAnthony, pen name of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins.
  • want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
  • right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
  • fire in the belly — (Idiomatic) The emotional stamina and vigor, passion, or inner drive to achieve something, to take action, etc.
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