Synonyms of the word

ambitious

• adj. Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority,…
• adj. Strongly desirous—followed by "of" or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.
• adj. Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring.
• adj. Hard to achieve.

aspirant

• n. Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
• adj. Seeking advancement.
• adj. Striving for recognition.

aspiring

• adj. hoping to become.
• v. present participle of aspire.
• n. aspiration.

challenging

• v. present participle of challenge.
• adj. Difficult, hard to do.
• n. The act of making a challenge.

compulsive

• adj. Uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious.
• adj. Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
• n. One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.

determined

• adj. Decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of determine.

difficult

• adj. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
• adj. (often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
• adj. (obsolete) Unable or unwilling.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

driven

• v. past participle of drive.
• adj. Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
• adj. (of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.

enterprising

• adj. Displaying bravery and daring in the attempt of some task.
• adj. Being very able and ingenious in business dealings.

hard

• adj. (of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
• adj. (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
• adj. Unquestionable.
• adj. (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
• adj. (slang, vulgar, of a male) Sexually aroused.
• adj. (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
• adj. (phonetics, not comparable).
• adj. (art) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.
• adj. (not comparable) In the form of a hard copy.
• adv. (manner) With much force or effort.
• adv. (manner) With difficulty.
• adv. (obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.
• adv. (manner) Compactly.
• adv. (now archaic) Near, close.
• n. (countable, nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
• n. (uncountable, drugs, colloquial, slang) crack cocaine.

manque

• adj. (postpositive) unable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be.

overambitious

• adj. Excessively ambitious.

pushful

• adj. Energetic; pushy.

pushing

• v. present participle of push.
• v. Dealing illicit drugs, especially to minors.
• adj. That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
• adj. (now rare) Aggressively assertive; pushy.
• n. The act by which something is pushed.

pushy

• adj. Aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined.

wishful

• adj. (obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
• adj. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
• adj. Aspiring, or seeking advancement.

would-be

• adj. attempting or desiring something.
• adj. unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition.
• n. One who aspires to something; a wannabe.