Synonyms of the word

wishful

• adj. (obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
• adj. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
• adj. Aspiring, or seeking advancement.

ambitious

• adj. Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority,…
• adj. Strongly desirous—followed by "of" or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.
• adj. Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring.
• adj. Hard to achieve.

appetent

• adj. (archaic) eagerly desirous.

aspirant

• n. Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
• adj. Seeking advancement.
• adj. Striving for recognition.

aspiring

• adj. hoping to become.
• v. present participle of aspire.
• n. aspiration.

athirst

• adj. (archaic) Thirsty.
• adj. (figuratively) Eager or extremely desirous (for something).

avid

• adj. enthusiastic; passionate; longing eagerly; eager; greedy.

covetous

• adj. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious.

desirous

• adj. Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.

devouring

• v. present participle of devour.
• n. The act by which something is devoured.

envious

• adj. Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously…
• adj. Excessively careful; cautious.
• adj. (obsolete) Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
• adj. (obsolete, poetic) Inspiring envy.

esurient

• adj. Very hungry or greedy; ravenous.
• adj. avid.
• n. One who is hungry or greedy.

greedy

• adj. Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
• adj. Prone to overeat.
• adj. (regular expressions) Tending to match as much text as possible.
• adj. (computer science, of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum…

hungry

• adj. Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.
• adj. (figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire ('appetite') for something.
• adj. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.

jealous

• adj. Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections;…
• adj. Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates.
• adj. Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or…
• adj. Suspecting, suspicious.

thirsty

• adj. Needing to drink.
• adj. Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
• adj. Craving something.