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ambition
noun as in strong desire for success
Strongest matches
appetite, aspiration, desire, energy, enthusiasm, hope, initiative, longing, love, lust, passion, pretension, spirit, vigor, yearning, zeal
Strong matches
ardor, avidity, craving, drive, eagerness, earnestness, emulation, enterprise, hankering, hunger, itch, keenness, moxie, push, striving, thirst
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Strengthening and deepening the US-UK relationship might be his ambition, but it is far from guaranteed with such an unpredictable president.
For over a decade, his career path has included detours into forgettable international action-dramas — the kind of paychecks artists accept when their opportunities aren’t measuring up to their ambitions.
Back in 1977, he was in his mid-20s and working to combine his love of Gaelic language and culture with an ambition to work in television.
The 88-page document, entitled Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most, sets out the executive's ambitions under several core areas.
Urging European allies to step up, Sir Keir said the UK would also set out a "clear ambition" to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP after the next general election.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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