Ambitious vs. Zealous

Ambitiousadjective

(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’;

Zealousadjective

Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.

Ambitiousadjective

(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous

Zealousadjective

Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.

‘He may be zealous in the salvation of souls.’;

Ambitiousadjective

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’;

Zealousadjective

Filled with religious zeal.

Ambitiousadjective

Hard to achieve.

Zealousadjective

marked by active interest and enthusiasm;

‘an avid sports fan’; ‘a great walker’; ‘an eager beaver’;

Ambitiousadjective

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.’;

Zealousadjective

having or showing zeal

‘the council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations’;

Ambitiousadjective

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.’;

Ambitiousadjective

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.’;

Ambitiousadjective

having a strong desire for success or achievement

Ambitiousadjective

requiring full use of your abilities or resources;

‘ambitious schedule’; ‘performed the most challenging task without a mistake’;