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Blueblooded65 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Ambitious

I wonder if "ambitious" has a negative meaning or a positive one? And if it has a positive meaning, what is another word which means ambitious, but with a negative meaning?
I want to use it for a bad person who wants to obtain everything.
  

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blueblooded65 what is another word which means ambitious, but with a negative meaning? I assume you've looked it up. " I often think of Brutus' line from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar : As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious , I slew him.

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  • blueblooded65 what is another word which means ambitious, but with a negative meaning?
  • I assume you've looked it up.
  • " I often think of Brutus' line from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar : As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious , I slew him.
  • Definitely a negative meaning!
  • In this sense, "ruthless" could apply.
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blueblooded65what is another word which means ambitious, but with a negative meaning?
I assume you've looked it up.
A positive synonym could be "enterprising."

I often think of Brutus' line from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar:
As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour hi
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