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aspire to

VERB
affect
Synonyms
STRONG
act adopt assume bluff contrive counterfeit fake feign playact sham simulate
WEAK
do a bit lay it on thick make out like put on put up a front take on
Antonyms
STRONG
stop tell the truth
VERB
contemplate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aim consider envisage foresee intend mean mull over ponder propose think of weigh
STRONG
deliberate design excogitate expect mind observe percolate purpose ruminate speculate study
WEAK
brood over chew over cool out kick around meditate on muse over perpend reflect upon size up take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forget ignore neglect reject
STRONG
disregard
WEAK
discard look away scorn slight
VERB
covet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crave envy lust after
STRONG
begrudge choose fancy want
WEAK
desiderate hanker for have eye on have hots for itch for long for spoil for thirst for wish for yearn for yen for
Antonyms
STRONG
dislike hate
WEAK
abjure be generous give not want
VERB
desire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
covet crave long for want
STRONG
desiderate fancy hunger for like lust after pine thirst yearn for
WEAK
be smitten be turned on by die over fall for give eyeteeth for go for hanker after have eyes for have the hots for make advances to set heart on take a liking to take a shine to take to wish for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loathe
STRONG
abjure despise reject
WEAK
dislike shun
VERB
intend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aim contemplate design designate destine expect mean plan propose resolve think try
STRONG
appoint attempt connote decree dedicate denote devote endeavor essay express import indicate meditate ordain plot purpose reserve scheme signify spell strive
WEAK
add up be determined be resolved figure on have in mind hope to look forward set apart set aside
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disbelieve disregard forget ignore neglect
STRONG
be idle dismiss misuse use waste
VERB
pursue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attempt seek
STRONG
desire purpose
WEAK
aim for go in for go out for have a go at strive for try for work for work toward
Antonyms
WEAK
discontinue eschew give up ignore retreat run away shun stop
VERB
seek
Synonyms
STRONGEST
offer pursue undertake
STRONG
aim assay endeavor essay strive struggle
WEAK
have a go at
Antonyms
STRONG
be idle forget laze
WEAK
answer find neglect reply

Example Sentences

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Labour and the Liberal Democrats aspire to reductions when economic conditions allow.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Lawyers who aspire to become judge often run for open seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Here, a ballroom could aspire to a larger ambition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Horsfield’s version shows the kind of sumptuous cage many aspire to live in, revealing why some people prefer to remain lavishly trapped, and others rattle the bars, hoping for escape.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

After all, to aspire to colorblindness is to aspire to a state of being in which you are not capable of seeing racial difference—a practical impossibility for most of us.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander