unambitious
adjective
un·am·bi·tious
ˌən-am-ˈbi-shəs 
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This has encouraged a type of blinkered and oftentimes unambitious style of activism among young people, which asks for many changes but does not challenge the system that provides them with their own lofty status.
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
Executives are resisting the notion young digital natives are unambitious and too demanding in the workplace.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
In this sense, Life After Ambition is legitimately and heartbreakingly unambitious.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Clearly, this was a bit wordy, so this became ‘parking the bus’, which initially found popularity as an insult for unambitious football, then later was used in a more neutral manner to mean deep defending.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
Executives are resisting the notion young digital natives are unambitious and too demanding in the workplace.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
In this sense, Life After Ambition is legitimately and heartbreakingly unambitious.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Clearly, this was a bit wordy, so this became ‘parking the bus’, which initially found popularity as an insult for unambitious football, then later was used in a more neutral manner to mean deep defending.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Unambitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unambitious. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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