ambition
nounADJ.
driving, great, naked
She's a woman of driving ambition.| personal
VERB + AMBITION
have
He's got little ambition.| lack
AMBITION + VERB
burn
Ambition burned within her.ADJ.
big, burning, driving, great, high, main, overriding, ultimate
Her biggest ambition was to climb Everest.| lifelong, life's, longstanding
At last he had realized his life's ambition.| modest | personal | secret | youthful | frustrated, thwarted, unfulfilled
This is a tale of jealousy and thwarted ambitions.| career, imperial/imperialist, literary, political, presidential, social, sporting, territorial
VERB + AMBITION
cherish, harbour, have, nurture
He had only one ambition in life.| abandon, give up | achieve, fulfil, realize | limit, restrain | frustrate, thwart
He felt great resentment at having his ambition frustrated.