| ambitious | | |
| adj. | 1. ambitious | having a strong desire for success or achievement. |
| ~ pushful, pushy | marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative.; "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent" |
| ~ aspirant, aspiring, wishful | desiring or striving for recognition or advancement. |
| ~ compulsive, driven, determined | strongly motivated to succeed. |
| ~ manque, would-be | unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition. |
| ~ overambitious | excessively ambitious. |
| ~ enterprising | marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects.; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far" |
| adj. | 2. ambitious, challenging | requiring full use of your abilities or resources.; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" |
| ~ difficult, hard | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
| starry-eyed | | |
| adj. | 1. starry-eyed | unrealistically or naively optimistic.; "a starry-eyed reformer"; "starry-eyed idealism" |
| ~ optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds.; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" |
| wish | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. want, wish, wishing | a specific feeling of desire.; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" |
| ~ desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. |
| ~ velleity | a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain. |
| n. (communication) | 2. indirect request, wish | an expression of some desire or inclination.; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention" |
| ~ asking, request | the verbal act of requesting. |
| n. (communication) | 3. compliments, regard, wish | (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare.; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| n. (cognition) | 4. wish | the particular preference that you have.; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people" |
| ~ druthers, preference | the right or chance to choose.; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. wish | hope for; have a wish.; "I wish I could go home now" |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| ~ hope, desire, trust | expect and wish.; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. care, like, wish | prefer or wish to do something.; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" |
| ~ please | be the will of or have the will (to).; "he could do many things if he pleased" |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| v. (communication) | 7. wish | make or express a wish.; "I wish that Christmas were over" |
| ~ wish | order politely; express a wish for. |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| v. (emotion) | 8. wish, wish well | feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of. |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| v. (communication) | 9. wish | order politely; express a wish for. |
| ~ order | make a request for something.; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" |
| ~ wish | make or express a wish.; "I wish that Christmas were over" |
| v. (communication) | 10. bid, wish | invoke upon.; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
| ~ felicitate, congratulate | express congratulations. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| yearn | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently. |
| ~ pine, yen, ache, languish, yearn | have a desire for something or someone who is not present.; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen | have a desire for something or someone who is not present.; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" |
| ~ die | languish as with love or desire.; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave" |
| ~ hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. yearn | have affection for; feel tenderness for. |
| ~ cherish, hold dear, care for, treasure | be fond of; be attached to. |
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