ambition

ambition is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
2. noun. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something.
3. transitive verb. To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
4. noun. a strong drive for success

   Synonyms: ambitiousness

5. noun. a cherished desire

   "his ambition is to own his own business"

   Synonyms: aspiration, dream

6. verb. have as one's ambition

Synonyms

ambitiousness, aspiration, dream

Common word forms

ambitions, ambitioned, ambitioning, ambitionless

Words from these letters

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