ambitious

[am-bish-uhs] / æmˈbɪʃ əs /

ADJECTIVE

desiring success

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggressive determined earnest energetic enthusiastic resourceful

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lethargic unenthusiastic

WEAK

content easy facile fulfilled satisfied unassuming

ADJECTIVE

requiring great effort, ability

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arduous bold challenging demanding difficult energetic grandiose impressive visionary

WEAK

elaborate exacting formidable hard industrious lofty pretentious severe strenuous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm easy facile weak

WEAK

content fulfilled satisfied unassuming

Example Sentences

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Instead, an ambitious pan-European project has become a case study into some of what has gone wrong with the region’s defense push.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He is ambitious, he wants to win," Pereira said as he was unveiled at a press conference on Tuesday.

From Barron's

He felt that a return before opening day was a bit ambitious, and that it would be better to err on the side of caution.

From Los Angeles Times

The new release was created by Screen Burn, a Glasgow developer with about 30 employees, who said it was their "biggest and most ambitious game yet".

From BBC

The country’s most ambitious high-schoolers now have one more thing to fret over: crafting their “summer story.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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