Unambitious

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having little ambition for success or achievement

    "The society had apparently been formed the previous year, but as the Cheltenham Spa Railway Society, which sounded rather parochial and unambitious - particularly as (by all accounts) its founders had gathered in a garden shed in the town."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having little desire for success or achievement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ambitionlessdesirelesseasygoinghumbleinappetentloveless

Example

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"I wonder if Tom is still unambitious."

Etymology

From un- + ambitious.

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