ALL meanings of ambitious
am·bi·tious
A a - adjective ambitious Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful. 3
- adjective ambitious An ambitious idea or plan is on a large scale and needs a lot of work to be carried out successfully. 3
- adjective ambitious having a strong desire for success or achievement; wanting power, money, etc 3
- adjective ambitious necessitating extraordinary effort or ability 3
- adjective ambitious having a great desire (for something or to do something) 3
- adjective ambitious full of or showing ambition 3
- adjective ambitious greatly desirous (of something); eager for 3
- adjective ambitious demanding great effort, skill, enterprise, etc. 3
- adjective ambitious having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students. 1
- adjective ambitious showing or caused by ambition or an earnest desire for achievement or distinction: an ambitious attempt to break the record for number of wins in a single season. 1
- adjective ambitious strongly desirous; eager: ambitious of love and approval. 1
- adjective ambitious requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.: The candidate is proposing an ambitious program for eliminating all slums. 1
- noun ambitious Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed. 1
- adjective ambitious person: eager to succeed 1
- adjective ambitious project, idea: challenging 1
- adjective ambitious Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction. 0
- adjective ambitious Strongly desirous—followed by "of" or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something. 0
- adjective ambitious Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring. 0
- adjective ambitious Hard to achieve. 0