GO-GETTING Synonyms: 204 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of go-getting

as in ambitious

having a strong desire for personal advancement this job is a great opportunity for some go-getting young person

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as in aggressive

having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal a determined newcomer who made a go-getting bid for the governorship

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go-getting

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noun

as in ambition

eager desire for personal advancement with all his go-getting, he should move quickly up the corporate ladder

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Recent Examples of go-getting

Noun

The future of much of African filmmaking will depend on the success of such go-getting figures. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025

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Adjective

Officials called the dedication the first step in an ambitious process to improve the Tennessee airport near Parton’s final resting place.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
The staff’s efforts hit an impasse just as the office romance between Ned (Domhnall Gleeson), the paper’s by-the-book editor in chief, and Mare (Chelsea Frei), one of the few competent and ambitious reporters on staff, becomes a stress point.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambitious

Adjective

On one hand, the aggressive expansion of data centers is intensifying competition for finite resources like land and water, putting them in direct conflict with agricultural land use in certain regions.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Harsh cleaners and aggressive scrubbing can damage these surfaces.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of aggressive

Noun

There’s currently a logjam in front of him, with the dynamic duo of Scott Wedgewood and Mackenzie Blackwood in Colorado, but Nabokov is coming over to North America with the ambition and skill to make his mark quickly.

— Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The literary ambitions at Jumbo’s extend well beyond the stage.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambition

Adjective

For the people who loved the Detroit native and aspiring actress -- her mother, Katie Mattic, and sisters Jean Neal, Frances Douglas, Vivian Mattic and Virgie Binford -- that means tying up the loose ends of Margaret's life.

— Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Tim was an aspiring playwright, who held several jobs throughout his life.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of aspiring

Adjective

Vindell, who was wearing a green four-leaf clover T-shirt to honor McHugh, remembered her cousin as someone who was adventurous and always smiling.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Dora the Explorer Across eight increasingly adventurous seasons, Dora the Explorer taught us that active participation was not only cool but often the key to unlocking life’s great secrets.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of adventurous

Adjective

This feature helped enable what Nokia researchers called kiosks—informal pay-per-call services, in which an enterprising phone subscriber charged neighbors and family members by the minute for use of the device.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026
Their younger son’s back issues are indeed the least of the family’s problems, especially when a deal made with a more enterprising neighboring farmer winds up going bust.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

Definition of enterprising

Adjective

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns BNSF, and the railroad is a fierce critic of Vena’s takeover bid for Norfolk Southern.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Aaron Donald, one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Rams in hopes of winning another Super Bowl title.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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