ambitious
adjective
am·bi·tious
am-ˈbi-shəs 
1
2
: resulting from, characterized by, or showing ambition
an ambitious film
ambitiously
adverb
ambitiousness
noun
Examples of ambitious in a Sentence
The company was created by two very ambitious young men in the early 1900s.
This 500-page book is her most ambitious effort yet.
Your plans for the future are very ambitious.
It was too ambitious a task for just one person.
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Much of World Liberty Financial's operation is still shrouded in mystery, but its founders have touted its ambitious goal of integrating their venture into the everyday traditional retail system.
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Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 3 May 2025
In March, Zeldin announced ambitious plans to review and potentially roll back more than two dozen environmental rules and policies.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 2 May 2025
The Budget funds a program to replace SLS and Orion flights to the Moon with more cost-effective commercial systems that would support more ambitious subsequent lunar missions.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
This took a while to reach North America and EU players, but made a splash regardless thanks to the colorful and ambitious (back then) presentation, catchy soundtrack, tight controls, and mold-breaking level design.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
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Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 3 May 2025
In March, Zeldin announced ambitious plans to review and potentially roll back more than two dozen environmental rules and policies.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 2 May 2025
The Budget funds a program to replace SLS and Orion flights to the Moon with more cost-effective commercial systems that would support more ambitious subsequent lunar missions.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
This took a while to reach North America and EU players, but made a splash regardless thanks to the colorful and ambitious (back then) presentation, catchy soundtrack, tight controls, and mold-breaking level design.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
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“Ambitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambitious. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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ambitious
adjective
am·bi·tious
am-ˈbish-əs
1
: controlled by or having ambition
ambitious to be captain of the team
2
: showing ambition
an ambitious plan
ambitiously
adverb
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