ambitious

Definition for ambitious

adjective as in desiring success

Strongest matches

aggressive, determined, earnest, energetic, enthusiastic, resourceful

Weak matches

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

adjective as in requiring great effort, ability

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arduous, bold, challenging, demanding, difficult, energetic, grandiose, impressive, visionary

Weak matches

elaborate, exacting, formidable, hard, industrious, lofty, pretentious, severe, strenuous

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“I love the way she was so ambitious, and I love the way she was assertive enough to stand up to her father and say no to the practice,” Ikeny says of the character’s battle against her forced marriage.

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Like Nawi, Ikeny is an ambitious student and now attends a boarding school in Nairobi.

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Almost two blocks long, between First Street and the 101 Freeway, the mall took $70 million and 17 years to complete, part of an ambitious overhaul that included the construction of the 18-story City Hall East.

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It’s the most ambitious antitrust move by U.S. regulators in a generation.

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Brady Corbet’s ambitious Venice premiere ‘The Brutalist’ is building steam.

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