'ambitious' definitions:
Definition of 'ambitious'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having a strong desire for success or achievement [ant: ambitionless, unambitious]
adjective
Requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" [syn: ambitious, challenging]
Synonyms of 'ambitious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adventuresome,
- adventurous,
- aggressive,
- anxious,
- aspiring,
- audacious,
- avaricious,
- avid,
- bold,
- careerist,
- careeristic,
- chimerical,
- classy,
- daring,
- driving,
- dynamic,
- eager,
- emulous,
- energetic,
- enterprising,
- enthusiastic,
- extravagant,
- fancy,
- flossy,
- forceful,
- go-ahead,
- grandiose,
- greedy,
- hard-working,
- high-flown,
- high-flying,
- high-reaching,
- high-toned,
- highfalutin,
- highfaluting,
- hopeful,
- hustling,
- impractical,
- indefatigable,
- keen,
- lofty,
- on the make,
- ostentatious,
- overambitious,
- overzealous,
- power-hungry,
- pretentious,
- pushful,
- pushing,
- pushy,
- sky-aspiring,
- social-climbing,
- tony,
- unrealistic,
- up-and-coming,
- utopian,
- vaulting,
- vaunting,
- venturesome,
- venturous,
- vigorous,
- visionary,
- yuppy,
- zealous