Meaning & use

ambitious

adjective·Everyday

Having a strong desire to achieve success, power, or a difficult goal.

See it in a sentence

The ambitious young lawyer aimed to make partner before turning thirty.

Building a rocket in one year was an ambitious plan for the small team.

A note on using this word

Ambitious can describe people or plans; applied to a plan, it means bold and challenging rather than merely large.

Words with a similar meaning

drivenaspiring

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Words with an opposite meaning

unambitiouscomplacent

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