ambitious
adjective
[ amˈbɪʃəs ]
• having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
• "a ruthlessly ambitious workaholic"
Similar:
aspiring,
determined,
forceful,
pushy,
enterprising,
pioneering,
progressive,
eager,
motivated,
driven,
enthusiastic,
energetic,
zealous,
committed,
go-ahead,
go-getting,
purposeful,
assertive,
aggressive,
hungry,
power-hungry,
on the make,
desirous,
anxious,
impatient,
striving,
yearning,
longing,
wishing,
itching,
dying,
hoping,
avid,
hankering,
intent on,
raring,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio (see ambition).
