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- pronunciation:
- aem
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a strong desire to reach a set goal or to be generally successful in life, esp. the desire to become famous, wealthy, or powerful.
She has an ambition to become a designer with her own line of clothing.Her father often criticized her husband for lacking ambition.- synonyms:
- desire, drive, push, zeal
- similar words:
- appetite, aspiration, longing, striving, yearning
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| definition 2: |
the state or goal that is the object of such a desire.
Winning first place was his ambition.- synonyms:
- aim, aspiration, dream, goal, intent, intention, objective
- similar words:
- hope, longing, mark, plan, purpose, raison d'être, striving, yearning
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| related words: |
aim, design, dream, drive, enterprise, incentive, initiative, intent, objective, wish |
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| derivation: |
ambitionless (adj.) |
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