ambitious

am·bi·tious  (m-bshs)

adj.

1. Full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition.

2. Greatly desirous; eager: "I am not ambitious of ridicule" (Edmund Burke).

3. Requiring or showing much effort; challenging: an ambitious schedule.

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am·bitious·ly adv.

am·bitious·ness n.

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ambitious

Adjective

1. having a strong desire for success

2. requiring great effort or ability: ambitious plans

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ambitious - having a strong desire for success or achievement enterprising - marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far" ambitionless, unambitious - having little desire for success or achievement
	2.	ambitious - requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" challenging difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

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ambitious

adjective 1. enterprising, spirited, keen, active, daring, eager, intent, enthusiastic, hopeful, striving, vigorous, aspiring, energetic, adventurous, avid, zealous, intrepid, resourceful, purposeful, desirous << OPPOSITE unambitious

adjective 2. demanding, trying, hard, taxing, difficult, challenging, tough, severe, impressive, exhausting, exacting, bold, elaborate, formidable, energetic, strenuous, pretentious, arduous, grandiose, industrious << OPPOSITE modest

Translations

ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] adj → ambicioso; [plan] → grandioso

ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] ambition adj → ambitieux/euse

ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] ambition adj → ehrgeizig

ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] adj → ambizioso/a