Ambitious
Ambitious adjective - Having a strong desire for personal advancement.
Usage example: an ambitious child actor and his even more ambitious mother, who will do anything to get him in commercials
Spirited and ambitious are semantically related. in enterprising topic. In some cases you can use "Spirited" instead an adjective "Ambitious".
Nearby Words: ambition, ambitiously
Spirited
Spirited adjective - Marked by a lively display of strong feeling.
Usage example: the town meeting featured a spirited debate about the proposed ban on skateboarding in the plaza downtown
Ambitious and spirited are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ambitious" instead an adjective "Spirited".
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Spirited Young Lady (Being independent, ambitious, and arguably feminist doesn't mean one can't still be a Girly Girl)
Source: Girly Girl -
The main character Phoebe is a Slytherin, and while she's noted to be ambitious (it being the defining trait of Slytherin House and all), somewhat lazy and definitely a Troll (no, not a literal one), she isn't mean-spirited in any way.
Source: Ambition Is Evil
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