Vocabulary
Ambitious
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
Urdu meaning
حوصلہ مند، آرزومند، بلند حوصلہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- At its core was an ambitious promise: to finally craft a coherent framework for a $21 billion crypto market that has long drifted in the shadows but not too quietly, thanks to our YouTube-anointed crypto gurus.
- `What began as a rescue operation soon evolved into one of Punjab`s most ambitious archival projects,` reads a news report about the effort published in this paper.
- Ambitious targets, like training a million people or deploying national-scale civic AI projects, lack operational detail, funding clarity and realistic timelines.
- Whereas the policy outlines an ambitious plan related to AI in Pakistan, it can benefit with several additions, and the addressing of contextual realities including impact and risks that the plan does not acknowledge.
- We have seen successive governments formulate several ambitious policies, only to see them fail due to poor execution and an unreformed economic ecosystem.
Synonyms
aspiring, determined, forceful, pushy, enterprising, pioneering, progressive, eager, motivated
Antonyms
unambitious, lazy
Curator example
“a ruthlessly ambitious workaholic”
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