Ambition and Listlessness

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Ambition

Ambition noun - Eager desire for personal advancement.
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Listlessness is an antonym for ambition.
Nearby Words: ambitious, ambit, ambitiously

Listlessness

Listlessness noun - Physical or mental inertness.
Usage example: following a couple of big mistakes early in the game, the team sank into an uncharacteristic listlessness and was never able to recover the lead
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Ambition is an antonym for listlessness.
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Listlessness and Ambition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ambition/listlessness
Ambition & Listlessness. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ambition/listlessness>.
Listlessness or Ambition. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ambition/listlessness.

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