Synonyms for aspiring

Most common

wishful · aspirant · ambitious

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Hoping to become.

   Aspiring pop stars lined up for hours just to audition.

Example sentences

• wishful You can't let wishful thinking guide your decisions.
• ambitious His next production was a very ambitious musical.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

wishful²

8 letters

aspirant³

9 letters

ambitious³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wishful² = 2 syllables).