ambitious
adjective
having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc..
ambitiousness
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a word derived from
ambitious.
Example Sentences
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“We are encouraged by the ambitiousness of the targets and ultimately what success would likely mean for the stock,” wrote Davidson analyst Kurt Yinger in a client note.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
She wrote candidly and vividly about her journey through French cuisine in a blog for the site Salon.com, which soon amassed hundreds of thousands of readers left rapt by her ambitiousness and relatability.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
She wrote candidly and vividly about her journey through French cuisine in a blog for Salon.com, which soon amassed hundreds of thousands of readers left rapt by her ambitiousness and relatability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
And it says the litigation has the potential to “affect the stringency and ambitiousness of climate governance.”
From Scientific American ● Apr. 12, 2022
She wanted to laugh at the gratified importance in Raymie's half-shut eyes; she wanted to weep over the meek ambitiousness which clouded like an aura his pale face, flap ears, and sandy pompadour.
From Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
