AMBITIONS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

ambitions

noun

plural of ambition

as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish his ambition is to study international business, then get a job overseas

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Recent Examples of ambitions Tonight’s Venus cazimi could illuminate which opportunities, ambitions, or forms of recognition genuinely appeal to you now. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026 India is also grappling with similar issues that pose a threat to its ambitions to host the whole world’s data. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Meta’s ambitions for Muse go beyond helping customers shop online. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Advertisement His ambitions in the West Bank are no less sweeping. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 Her ambitions also extend to Fendi Casa, where the designer is researching furniture, textiles, colors and materials to establish a more recognizable language for the home. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Ultimately, if countries aren’t willing to stump up more cash, then either farm or cohesion spending must shrink or Europe’s ambitions on defense, competitiveness and other priorities be scaled back. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Inclusion of the clause is a win for The PCC management, which had voiced concerns that Zedwell might have ambitions to shut the cinema and redevelop the site to open a more profitable business. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 The automaker didn’t leave its supercar ambitions behind in the 20th century, either. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The Sun enters your sign today, beginning your season and putting greater emphasis on your goals, identity, presence, and personal direction.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Knuble, playing his second career game, scored his first two goals in front of his father, former NHL forward Mike Knuble, who played 1,068 games with five teams.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of goals

Noun

Luigi Carbone, Pope Leo XIV's physician, said the pontiff's recovery from lung cancer surgery won't stop plans for a visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru involving a dozen flights and two helicopter rides to high altitudes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The company behind Claude AI announced plans to commit 5% of its shares to a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, subject to stockholder approval.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of plans

Noun

The benefit of being an official NFL partner is more for marketing purposes instead of anything that actually impacts lines.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Well, myself and the people in my office, but yes, for all intents and purposes, it has not been seen by anyone.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of purposes

Noun

The cynic would say their aims are financial, and the outcomes in education are merely incidental to that end.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
But the uneven nature of the film, its plotting, its character motivations, and its aims only become bigger and bloodier as the film winds on.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of aims

Noun

Akhlaghi added Iran was concentrating on its objectives through the use of new technologies.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The difference is that Russian coercion must now be aimed at Europe rather than the United States to achieve these objectives.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of objectives

Noun

Despite researchers’ best intentions, there will always be a tendency to push the boundaries of the evidence beyond conservative limits, and with that comes greater risk of making claims that ultimately fail to generalize.

— Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
Many arrive after years of frustration in educational settings that, despite the best intentions of dedicated teachers, could not fully meet their needs.

— Claudia Nachtigal, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of intentions

Noun

Our research and engineering remain world-class, but our record of getting ideas to market and improving how products are made has been less stellar.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
As the woman in the shop explained to them, and the editors dutifully left in the episode to exonerate them, part of the aesthetic is bridging international ideas of cuteness (or kawaii in Japanese).

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

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