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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Hundreds of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure projects to date.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
These targets are both ambitious from an operational perspective and would make Hollywood weaker, not stronger.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Aggressive scaling backed by manufacturing experience Foundation’s production timeline has grown more ambitious since our earlier coverage, which cited a target of 10,000 units by 2026.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Intelligence agencies in the United States and other Western countries closely follow these cleavages, of course, and can sometimes recruit the disaffected or the ambitious to provide insider information.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
These targets are both ambitious from an operational perspective and would make Hollywood weaker, not stronger.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Aggressive scaling backed by manufacturing experience Foundation’s production timeline has grown more ambitious since our earlier coverage, which cited a target of 10,000 units by 2026.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Intelligence agencies in the United States and other Western countries closely follow these cleavages, of course, and can sometimes recruit the disaffected or the ambitious to provide insider information.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ambitious
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“Ambitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambitious. Accessed 18 Dec. 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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