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Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed

(of a plan or piece of work) Difficult to achieve, requiring great effort or ability

Possessing, or controlled by ambition

Excessively or unpleasantly self-assertive or ambitious

Impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner

Having or showing determination or resolve

Aggressively ambitious, determined or confident

Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

Arduous in nature

Existing (only or purely) in one's imagination

Having a broad or widespread range, scope, or influence

Difficult to believe or unlikely to happen

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Adjective

Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed

desiring success

upwardly mobile

like a ball of fire

highly motivated

endeavouring^UK

entrepreneurial

full of determination

having killer instinct

divinely inspired

action-oriented

extremely motivated

spoiling for a fight

ready for action

bound and determined

intensely competitive

stop at nothing

fiercely competitive

on the up and up

coming on strong

likely to succeed

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“Being naturally ambitious, he placed an extraordinary amount of pressure on himself to succeed.”

Adjective

(of a plan or piece of work) Difficult to achieve, requiring great effort or ability

character-building

difficult to achieve

difficult going

pick-and-shovel

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“The compendium was a hugely ambitious project, assembled by a group of the world's top journalists.”

Adjective

Possessing, or controlled by ambition

ready and willing

champing at the bit

keen as mustard

chomping at the bit

as keen as mustard

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

waiting with bated breath

on the edge of your seat

hankering after

on pins and needles

burning with excitement

aspiring towards

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“He was ambitious to make his business a success.”

Adjective

Excessively or unpleasantly self-assertive or ambitious

full of oneself

not taking no for an answer

high-and-mighty

high and mighty

throwing one's weight around

full of yourself

self-opinionated

full of hot air

throwing one's weight about

putting on airs

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Adjective

Impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner

larger-than-life

on a grand scale

disproportionate

out of this world

bigger than life

tall in the saddle

fit for a queen

fit for a prince

fit for a princess

well-proportioned

self-respecting

tall and dignified

too good to be true

one for the book

something to write home about

highly regarded

well thought of

of high standing

highly impressive

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Adjective

Having or showing determination or resolve

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

full of determination

meaning business

bound and determined

committed to the idea of

on one's mettle

single-minded about

dyed-in-the-wool

obsessive about

fanatical about

going for broke

in for long haul

insistent about

inflexible about

tall in the saddle

through-and-through

determined upon

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Aggressively ambitious, determined or confident

full of get-up-and-go

not backward in coming forward

pulling no punches

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Adjective

Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

burning with excitement

champing at the bit

chomping at the bit

in seventh heaven

in high spirits

keen as mustard

ready and willing

as keen as mustard

jumping for joy

on top of the world

in transports of delight

beside oneself with happiness

bright and breezy

as merry as a grig

wild with excitement

waiting with bated breath

in a frenzy of delight

with bated breath

on the edge of your seat

alive and kicking

full of vim and vigour

delirious with happiness

on pins and needles

infatuated with

enamoured of^US

feeling one's oats

pleased as punch

as pleased as Punch

hankering after

very enthusiastic

untrammelled^UK

filled with joy

consumed with desire

extremely enthusiastic

jumping up and down

full of the joys of spring

doing handsprings

straining at the leash

beside yourself

full of enthusiasm

favourably inclined

chafing at the bit

extremely happy

full of get-up-and-go

beside oneself with joy

full of joie de vivre

floating on air

with an appetite

tickled to death

burning with curiosity

as happy as a clam

pleasantly surprised

as happy as Larry

like a child with a new toy

like a dog with two tails

scrutinizing^US

very interested

highly interested

extremely interested

extremely curious

very inquisitive

eat sleep and breathe

waiting for the axe to fall

passionate about

enthusiastic about

twitterpated by

scrutinising^UK

aspiring towards

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Adjective

Arduous in nature

energy-consuming

easier said than done

pick-and-shovel

like getting blood out of a stone

emotionally draining

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Adjective

Existing (only or purely) in one's imagination

head-in-the-clouds

out of touch with reality

castle-building

with your head in the clouds

over-optimistic

phantasmagorical

out of this world

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Adjective

Having a broad or widespread range, scope, or influence

across-the-board

across the board

of significance

of great import

all-encompassing

encyclopedic^US

encyclopaedic^UK

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

cross-disciplinary

lock stock and barrel

hook line and sinker

whole enchilada

whole nine yards

no stone unturned

broad in content

including all members

including all categories

without exception

one-size-fits-all

root-and-branch

widely distributed

wide-stretching

of considerable length

the whole shebang

the big picture

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Adjective

Difficult to believe or unlikely to happen

hard to swallow

out of the ordinary

scarcely credible

hard to believe

won't hold water

beyond the bounds of possibility

incomprehensible

difficult to believe

out of the question

inconsequential

highly unlikely

self-contradictory

not in the least likely

out of this world

beyond possibility

taking the cake

unsubstantiated

not able to hold water

imcomprehensible

extremely implausible

extremely doubtful

extremely unlikely

extremely difficult to believe

not to be thought of

weird and wonderful

never to be forgotten

off beaten path

inapprehensible

beyond one's wildest dreams

not understandable

beyond the realm of reason

sensationalized^US

sensationalised^UK

lacking substance

highly coloured

ground-breaking

potentially dangerous

potentially false

not quite right

open to suspicion

under suspicion

never before encountered

once-in-a-lifetime

not worth considering

hardly possible

like herding cats

contrary to reason

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