Another word for ambition
ambition
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ambition
n.
Eager desire
aspiration, ambitiousness, drive, enterprise, hope, earnestness, appetite for fame, yearning, eagerness, longing, hankering, craving, passion, lust, itch, hunger, thirst, appetite, avidity, energy, ardor, zeal, enthusiasm, spirit, vigor, hunger for power, love of glory, eagerness for distinction, emulation, get-up-and-go*, push*, what it takes*.
Antonyms indifference*, apathy, laziness.
The object of desire
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Another word for ambition
A strong desire to achieve something:
ambitiousness, aspiration, emulation. See desireWhat one intends to do or achieve:
aim, design, end, goal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, point, purpose, target, view, why. Idioms: end in view, why and wherefore. See planned, purpose
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