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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
The event is widely seen as a stepping stone towards India's ambition to host the 2036 Olympics.
The potential extra road trip and extra championship game could end up putting more wear on teams that have larger playoff ambitions, but the prize makes it worth the trouble: $500,000 for each player.
“But along the way ... something darker began to color his ambitions.”
And for all of her desire and ambition to become a reporter, it turns out that there’s this city around her that’s teeming with stories that she doesn’t even glimpse, even though they’re right there.
They understand the cost of becoming a battleground for someone else’s ambitions.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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