Ambition and Timidity

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Ambition noun - Readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity.

Usage example: the ambition shown by the undersea explorers of the Mariana Trench, the deepest in the world

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Timidity is an antonym for ambition.

Nearby Words: ambitious, ambit, ambitiously

Timidity noun - Lack of willingness to assert oneself and take risks.

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Ambition is an antonym for timidity.

Nearby Words: timid, timidly

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Timidity and Ambition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ambition/timidity

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