ambition
/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/noun, verb3 syllables
Ambition means: a cherished desire.
Synonyms for ambition3
noun, as in a cherished desire
noun, as in a strong drive for success
ambitiousness
What does ambition mean?3
noun
1
a cherished desire“his ambition is to own his own business”
2
a strong drive for success
verb
1
have as one's ambition
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with ambition?60
two syllables
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Ambition in a sentence
- There's just no end to my limitless ambition, my ambition knows no bounds.LoverofEnglish
- Although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be achieved easily.unknown
- He keeps his griefs, sorrows, ambitions and most of his real opinions to himself.Source_Benedict_1921
- He had the ambition to be a great politician.unknown
- His ambition was blasted by these repeated failures.unknown
- She realized her ambition to be an actress.unknown
- She realized her ambition to become a great scientist.unknown
- It is a worthy ambition to do well whatever one does.unknown
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Forms of ambition
as a noun
- plural
- ambitions
as a verb
- third-person singular
- ambitions
- present participle
- ambitioning
- past participle
- ambitioned
- past tense
- ambitioned