Ambition and Ideal

Ambition

Ambition noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

Usage example: his ambition is to study international business, then get a job overseas

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Ideal and ambition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ideal" instead a noun "Ambition".

Nearby Words: ambitious, ambit, ambitiously

Ideal noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

Usage example: his ideal is to make enough money so that he can retire at 50

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Ambition and ideal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ambition" instead a noun "Ideal".

Nearby Words: idea, idealistic, ideally, idealize, idealise

particular	particular ambition	particular ideal
true	true ambition	true ideal
powerful	powerful ambition	powerful ideal
actual	actual ambition	actual ideal
Other adjectives: real, great, main, social, ultimate, new, political, highest, greater.

Ambition. Since there is a direct relationship between entrepreneurship and material profit in ideal capitalism, ambition is very strongly and directly motivated by the desire for personal wealth.

Source: Analysis / Virtue/Vice Codification
An Ideal Husband provides examples of... Ambition Is Evil: Or if not evil, certainly the root of many moral and marital problems.

Source: Theatre / An Ideal Husband

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