AMBITIOUSNESS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

ambitiousness

noun

as in ambition

eager desire for personal advancement for sheer ambitiousness, few professions can rival the modeling world

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In March 2026, China approved the world’s first commercially available brain-computer interface medical device, a milestone that pointed to ambitions extending well beyond low-cost production or fast-follow imitation.

— Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
With Russia and China increasing their footprint and ambition, the Arctic has become a front line of global power competition.

— Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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