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adjective
1.
3.
strongly desirous; eager: ambitious of love and approval.
4.
requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.: an ambitious program for eliminating all slums.
Related forms
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
EXPANDo·ver·am·bi·tious, adjective
o·ver·am·bi·tious·ly, adverb
o·ver·am·bi·tious·ness, noun
pre·am·bi·tious, adjective
pre·am·bi·tious·ly, adverb
su·per·am·bi·tious, adjective
su·per·am·bi·tious·ly, adverb
su·per·am·bi·tious·ness, noun
un·am·bi·tious, adjective
un·am·bi·tious·ly, adverb
un·am·bi·tious·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. Ambitious, aspiring, enterprising describe a person who wishes to rise above his or her present position or condition. The ambitious person wishes to attain worldly success, and puts forth effort toward this end: ambitious for social position. The enterprising person, interested especially in wealth, is characterized by energy and daring in undertaking projects. The aspiring person wishes to rise (mentally or spiritually) to a higher level or plane, or to attain some end above ordinary expectations.
1. Ambitious, aspiring, enterprising describe a person who wishes to rise above his or her present position or condition. The ambitious person wishes to attain worldly success, and puts forth effort toward this end: ambitious for social position. The enterprising person, interested especially in wealth, is characterized by energy and daring in undertaking projects. The aspiring person wishes to rise (mentally or spiritually) to a higher level or plane, or to attain some end above ordinary expectations.
Antonyms
1. apathetic, lackadaisical.
1. apathetic, lackadaisical.
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Ambitious
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- Just a half hour train ride away, a rather more ambitious theme park is under construction.
- He has not been assertive, ambitious, clear — or audacious — enough.
- The goal is ambitious and costly even over a longer time frame.
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Word Origin & History
ambitious
late 14c., from L. ambitiosus "going around to canvass for office," from ambitio (see ambition).
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