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Definitions for Ambitious
[1] having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
[2] showing or caused by ambition or an earnest desire for achievement or distinction: an ambitious attempt to break the record for number of wins in a single season.
[3] strongly desirous; eager: ambitious of love and approval.
[4] requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.: The candidate is proposing an ambitious program for eliminating all slums.
[5] having a strong desire for success or achievement; wanting power, money, etc
[6] necessitating extraordinary effort or ability an ambitious project
[7] (often foll by of) having a great desire (for something or to do something)
Words related to Ambitious
energetic, enthusiastic, earnest, determined, aggressive, resourceful, grandiose, visionary, arduous, demanding, bold, impressive, difficult, challenging, anxious, ardent, aspiring, avid, designing, desirous
Words nearby Ambitious
ambisonics, ambisyllabic, ambit, ambitendency, ambition, ambitious, ambivalence, ambivalent, ambivalent sexism, ambiversion, ambivert
Origin of Ambitious
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ambitiōsus, equivalent to ambiti(ō ) ambition + -ōsus -ous
Other words from Ambitious
am·bi·tious·ly , adverb
am·bi·tious·ness , noun
non·am·bi·tious , adjective
non·am·bi·tious·ly , adverb
non·am·bi·tious·ness , noun
o·ver·am·bi·tious , adjective
o·ver·am·bi·tious·ly , adverb
o·ver·am·bi·tious·ness , noun
un·am·bi·tious , adjective
un·am·bi·tious·ly , adverb
un·am·bi·tious·ness , noun
Synonyms for Ambitious
aggressive, determined, earnest, energetic, enthusiastic, resourceful, anxious, ardent, aspiring, avid, ball of fire, bent upon, climbing, come on, come on strong, designing, desirous, driving, eager, eager beaver, enterprising, fireball, get up and go, go-getter, goal-oriented, hard ball, high-reaching, hopeful, hungry, industrious, inspired, intent, longing, power-loving, purposeful, pushing, pushy, self-starting, sharp, soaring, striving, thirsty, vaulting, zealous