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(adj)
Seeking advancement.
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Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
Excessively ambitious.
Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
Energetic; pushy.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
Difficult, hard to do.
Decided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
(postpositive) unable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be
Hoping to become.
Attempting or desiring something.
Being ambitious.
Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Expecting the best in all possible ways.
Characteristic of a highflier; extravagant in conduct or opinion.
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.
Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
Intensely focused and concentrated on purpose, thinking of only one goal, undistractable.
Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
Of a large size or extent; great.
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
Large in amount, scope or extent.
(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
Of great size, large.
Very large.
Very large in size or extent.
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
(v)
(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
High, tall, having great height or stature.
Important or well publicized.
Wide in extent or scope.
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
Having a broad range, scope, or influence.
Occurring over a wide range; appearing throughout a broad region, or extending over a diverse spectrum of possibilities.
Broadly based, wide-ranging.
Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
Having purpose: having intention or meaning; intentional.
Alternative spelling of farsighted. [Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.]
Alternative spelling of far-reaching. [Having a broad range, scope, or influence.]
Open to multiple interpretations.
Having an interest in the future, and planning for it.
Having little ambition for success or achievement
Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
Courageous, daring.
Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
Shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye.
Aimed at something; focused.
(figurative) Dominating or covering something for the most part.
Comparable to a mammoth in its size; very large, huge, gigantic.
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.
Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
Focused on reaching a particular objective or serving a particular purpose.
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion.
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
Hard-working and persistent.
(n)
Effort; the act of one who strives.
Of or pertaining to competition.
Having vision or foresight.
Extremely hardworking or demanding
Fearless; bold; brave.
(informal) Very ambitious.
Having ambition
Very highly ambitious.
(idiomatic) Having a strong desire for power.
Ambitious or competitive.
Ambitious, go-getting.
(rare) Characterised or marked by eagerness.
Boastful; intended to make oneself seem more important.
Full of courage or nobleness; heroic.
Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.
Full of ends or aims; characteristic of having a goal, target, or specific agenda; ambitious; busy.
Energetic, exuberant, or high-strung.
Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
(idiomatic) Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
Boastful, proud, self-confident.
(chiefly US, idiomatic) Disposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold.
Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
(simile) Very bold; very forward or impudent.
Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
Brave; audacious.
Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.