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A desire and determination to achieve success

An object of an ardent desire

Mammon or greed

Development of action plan

Denotes one's preference or right to choose

An unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme

An organized course of action to achieve a goal

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Noun

A desire and determination to achieve success

self-motivation

a sense of purpose

entrepreneurial spirit

single-mindedness

fire in the belly

strength of character

resourcefulness

adventurousness

strength of mind

sense of purpose

imaginativeness

competitiveness

venturesomeness

quick-wittedness

spirit of adventure

conscientiousness

wholeheartedness

self-discipline

self-possession

self-containment

self-government

stick-to-it-iveness

fixity of purpose

firmness of purpose

high-spiritedness

intestinal fortitude

impelling force

full head of steam

professionalism

light-heartedness

propelling force

great enthusiasm

have-a-go attitude

hustle and bustle

burning passion

continuing motion

propulsive force

stick-to-itiveness

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“So is it personal ambition that's driven her to scale the upper heights of the ministry?”

Noun

An object of an ardent desire

object of desire

why and wherefore

object of the exercise

fire in the belly

name of the game

ulterior motive

the why and wherefore

castles in the air

where one is heading

where one's heading

strong interest

vested interest

score to settle

special interest

piece of business

area under discussion

field of inquiry

field of reference

principal object

something in mind

general meaning

general intention

line of country

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

whys and wherefores

principal element

chief ingredient

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“The single abiding ambition of my life was to be as good a father as I could.”

Noun

Mammon or greed

stocks and bonds

ill-gotten gains

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Noun

Development of action plan

Noun

Denotes one's preference or right to choose

freedom of choice

course of action

possible course of action

power to choose

right to choose

liberty to choose

self-determination

right of refusal

weapon of choice

another course of action

another possibility

other fish to fry

other fish in sea

other possibility

top of the list

personal choice

power of choice

non-confinement

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Noun

An unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme

castle in Spain

castle in the air

unrealizable dream

fantastic notion

fool's paradise

unrealistic hope

wishful thinking

castle in the sky

flight of fancy

figment of the imagination

castles in the air

eggs in moonshine

inattentiveness

flight of imagination

misapprehension

visualization^US

will-o'-the-wisp

absent-mindedness

self-absorption

optical illusion

lack of application

figment of imagination

false impression

castles in Spain

fanciful notion

visualisation^UK

virtual reality

lack of concentration

smoke and mirrors

end of the rainbow

castle-building

power of invention

cloud cuckoo land

product of someone's imagination

mistaken impression

transient phenomenon

short-lived phenomenon

imaginary vision

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

irrational expectation

unrealistic expectation

conceptualization^US

castle in the skies

unrealistic goal

imaginative power

imaginativeness

creation of the brain

imaginative faculty

conceptualisation^UK

delusive contentment

absence of mind

staring into space

flights of fancy

mistaken belief

phantom of the mind

creature of the imagination

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

misconstruction

mental visualization

trick of the light

out-of-body experience

sequence of images

pretentiousness

sneaking suspicion

cloud-cuckoo-land

mirror of the mind

tablets of the memory

eye of the mind

passing thought

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Noun

An organized course of action to achieve a goal

mobilisation^UK

mobilization^US

organisation^UK

organization^US

course of action

grassroots movement

organized movement

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