ambitious

Questions about ambitious

What does ambitious mean?

ambitious means "having a strong desire for success or achievement". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ambitious?

ambitious has 3 syllables: am-bit-ious. The stress falls on "bit". In IPA it is /æmˈbɪʃəs/.

What is another word for ambitious?

Close synonyms include challenging. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of ambitious?

The recorded antonyms are unambitious.

Is ambitious a common word?

ambitious is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with ambitious?

1 word rhymes with ambitious. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.