Word
wishful, adj.
desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
<adj.all>
(a)
aspirant
aspiring
wishful
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
aspirant
aspire
semantic pointers
similar to
ambitious
having or expressing desire for something
<adj.all>
desirous
wishful
sample sentences
"desirous of high office"
"desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
desire
antonym
undesirous
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
wishfulness
semantic pointers
similar to
appetent
hungry, athirst, thirsty
avid, devouring, esurient, greedy
jealous, envious, covetous
nostalgic
homesick