Synonyms

aspiring

American

[uh-spahyer-ing] / əˈspaɪər ɪŋ /

adjective

eagerly or ambitiously aiming for a particular career, title, social status, etc.: a team of aspiring gold medalists.

an aspiring composer;
a team of aspiring gold medalists.

Related Words

See ambitious.

Other Word Forms

aspiringly adverb
nonaspiring adjective
unaspiring adjective
unaspiringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of aspiring

First recorded in 1575–1595; aspire ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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So I did what any aspiring value-oriented stock analyst would do: I sold everything else I owned and tripled up.

From Barron's

That combination of cultural reverence and unchecked authority, critics argue, can create environments where boundaries blur and where aspiring actors feel they have little leverage to push back.

From Salon

On a patch of rough ground near the Irrawaddy River, aspiring member of parliament and retired Lieutenant-General Tayza Kyaw tries to muster some enthusiasm from his audience with a speech promising them better times.

From BBC

The cohort of 17 students is a mix of BSL and ISL users, qualified and aspiring interpreters, as well as deaf and hearing students.

From BBC

Mr Douglas said what he "loved" about being a manager at the theatre was that it allowed him to "bring in people that are aspiring actors".

From BBC

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