| NOUN | feeling | ambition, aspiration, dream | a cherished desire |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | ambition, ambitiousness | a strong drive for success / success | |
| VERB | emotion | ambition | have as one's ambition |
| Sounds | aembih'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A cherished desire. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his ambition is to own his own business" | |
| Synonyms | aspiration, dream | |
| Narrower | American Dream | The widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did |
| emulation | ambition to equal or excel | |
| nationalism | The aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination | |
| Broader | desire | The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state |
| Spanish | ambición, aspiración, pretensión, sueño | |
| Catalan | ambició | |
| Adjectives | ambitious | requiring full use of your abilities or resources |
| Verbs | ambition | have as one's ambition |
| Meaning | A strong drive for success / success. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | ambitiousness | |
| Attributes | ambitious | Having a strong desire for success / success or achievement |
| unambitious, ambitionless | Having little desire for success / success or achievement | |
| Narrower | aspiration | A will to succeed |
| power hunger, status seeking | A drive to acquire power | |
| Broader | drive | The trait of being highly motivated |
| Spanish | ambición | |
| Catalan | ambició | |
| Adjectives | ambitious | having a strong desire for success / success or achievement |
| Verbs | ambition | have as one's ambition |
| Meaning | Have as one's ambition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Broader | desire, want | Feel or have a desire for |
| Spanish | ambicionar | |
| Catalan | ambicionar | |
| Nouns | ambition | a strong drive for success / success |
| ambition | a cherished desire | |
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