Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb aspire

1 sense of aspire

Sense 1
draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for -- (have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal)
       => plan, be after -- (have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion")

Antonyms of adj aspiring

1 sense of aspiring

Sense 1
aspirant, aspiring (prenominal), wishful -- (desiring or striving for recognition or advancement)

INDIRECT (VIA ambitious) -> unambitious, ambitionless -- (having little desire for success or achievement)

Similarity of adj aspiring

1 sense of aspiring

Sense 1
aspirant, aspiring (prenominal), wishful -- (desiring or striving for recognition or advancement)
       => ambitious (vs. unambitious) -- (having a strong desire for success or achievement)