Zealous vs. Ambitious: What's the Difference?
Zealous and Ambitious Definitions
Zealous
Filled with or motivated by zeal; fervent.
Ambitious
Full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition.
Zealous
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.
Ambitious
Greatly desirous; eager
"I am not ambitious of ridicule" (Edmund Burke).
Zealous
Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.
He may be zealous in the salvation of souls.
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Ambitious
Requiring or showing much effort; challenging
An ambitious schedule.
Zealous
Filled with religious zeal.
Ambitious
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
An ambitious person
Someone's ambitious nature
Zealous
Marked by active interest and enthusiasm;
An avid sports fan
A great walker
An eager beaver
Ambitious
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
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Ambitious
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
An ambitious project
An ambitious style
An ambitious attempt to take power
An ambitious plan
An ambitious goal
Ambitious
Hard to achieve.
Ambitious
Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,And Brutus is an honorable man.
Ambitious
Strongly desirous; - followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.
I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony.
Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in vain.
Ambitious
Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style.
A giant statue . . . Pushed by a wild and artless race,From off wide, ambitious base.
Ambitious
Having a strong desire for success or achievement
Ambitious
Requiring full use of your abilities or resources;
Ambitious schedule
Performed the most challenging task without a mistake
