Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with ambitious in American Collocation
ambitious
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/æmˈbɪʃəs/
very
extraordinarily
extremely
highly
hugely
over
overly
too
very
wildly
The story contained ideas that were once regarded as overly ambitious.
willing to harm others for your goal
fiercely
ruthlessly
Underneath his charm and relaxed manner he’s ruthlessly ambitious.
in a particular way
artistically
intellectually
politically
socially
We are delighted to congratulate this artistically ambitious company on their 21st birthday.
project
attempt
initiative
plan
programme
project
proposal
scheme
strategy
undertaking
venture
There are ambitious plans to improve facilities at the hospital, some of which are already underway.
goal
agenda
aim
goal
objective
target
vision
To achieve an increase in dentist numbers, the Department has set ambitious targets for increasing capacity.