aspiring

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

aspiring

Rhymes with -aɪəɹɪŋ

adjective

not comparable Hoping to become. Aspiring pop stars lined up for hours just to audition.
Similar: ambitious, wannabe, would-be

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of aspire

noun aspirings

archaic Aspiration. […] if we contemplate a vegetable in its material principle, and look on it as made of earth; we muſt have the true Theory of the nature of that Element, or we miſerably fail of our Scientifical aſpirings, […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aspirant, would-be, ambitious, hopeful, wishful, wishing, interested, seeking, prospective, potential, future, exhausting, candidate, breathing, aiming, sucking

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"aspiring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aspiring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

aspiring. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aspiring

Chicago

"aspiring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aspiring.

BibTeX

@misc{aspiring_2026,
  title = {aspiring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aspiring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}