A certain amount of ambitiousness, before it reaches the malignant stage, can also be an engine for progress.
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Ambitiousness
Synonyms for "ambitiousness" (22 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (11)
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Translations
3 translations across 3 languages.
Czech
1 entries- ctižádostivost noun (quality of being ambitious)
Finnish
1 entries- kunnianhimoisuus noun (quality of being ambitious)
Portuguese
1 entries- ambiciosidade noun (quality of being ambitious)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
For sheer ambitiousness, it's hard to top a conference that's coming up in San Francisco in November. It's titled Happiness and Its Causes, and who doesn't want to be happy? Over four days, 40 of what the program promises will be the best minds in psychology, philosophy, science, education, business, the arts, medicine, and politics will explore techniques for achieving happiness.
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