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ambitiousness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ambitiousness

eager desire for personal advancement

for sheer ambitiousness, few professions can rival the modeling world

Synonyms of ambitiousness

ambition, aspiration, go-getting

Words Related to ambitiousness

determination, diligence, drive, energy, enterprise, go, hustle, industry, initiative, motivation, push

aggression, competitiveness, killer instinct

opportunism, overambitiousness, pretentiousness, pushiness

assertiveness, daring, spirit

ardor, avidity, eagerness, keenness, passion

avarice, greed, hunger

Near Antonyms of ambitiousness

apathy, halfheartedness, indifference, unconcern

idleness, indolence, inertia, laziness, lethargy, shiftlessness, sloth

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