Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ambition

2 senses of ambition

Sense 1
ambition, aspiration, dream -- (a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business")
       => desire -- (the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state)

Sense 2
ambition, ambitiousness -- (a strong drive for success)
       => drive -- (the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ambition

1 sense of ambition

Sense 1
ambition -- (have as one's ambition)
       => desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room")