ambitious
adjective
am·bi·tious
am-ˈbi-shəs 
1
2
: resulting from, characterized by, or showing ambition
an ambitious film
ambitiously
adverb
ambitiousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of ambitious in a Sentence
The company was created by two very ambitious young men in the early 1900s.
This 500-page book is her most ambitious effort yet.
Your plans for the future are very ambitious.
It was too ambitious a task for just one person.
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The tech sector faces a moment of truth in its ambitious climate targets, as the growing power needs of artificial intelligence data centers jeopardize the industry’s promise to slash carbon emissions.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 July 2024
The main concern, though, was that Modi meeting with Putin as the leaders of NATO’s 32 countries were converging on Washington would complicate the alliance’s effort to isolate Putin and raise questions about ambitious plans to further deepen the U.S.-India relationship and regional dialogue.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The Rights of Nature movement is securing ambitious legal rights for non-human organisms, like Ecuador’s Los Cedros forest.
—Sam Firman, Longreads, 11 July 2024
Hamas’ ambitious plans are buoyed by recent polling suggesting that despite anger expressed by some in Gaza as the war drags on, Hamas is not facing a growing backlash, but retains a consistent baseline of support.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 July 2024
The main concern, though, was that Modi meeting with Putin as the leaders of NATO’s 32 countries were converging on Washington would complicate the alliance’s effort to isolate Putin and raise questions about ambitious plans to further deepen the U.S.-India relationship and regional dialogue.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The Rights of Nature movement is securing ambitious legal rights for non-human organisms, like Ecuador’s Los Cedros forest.
—Sam Firman, Longreads, 11 July 2024
Hamas’ ambitious plans are buoyed by recent polling suggesting that despite anger expressed by some in Gaza as the war drags on, Hamas is not facing a growing backlash, but retains a consistent baseline of support.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
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ambitious
adjective
am·bi·tious
am-ˈbish-əs
1
: controlled by or having ambition
ambitious to be captain of the team
2
: showing ambition
an ambitious plan
ambitiously
adverb
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