unambitious C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs/ UK /ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Freq #118830 Meanings 1 adj having little desire for achievement, advancement, or honor The unambitious citizen made no effort to obtain the office. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having little desire for... ambitionlessunaspiring ↔ Opposites ambitiousaspiringdriven Word family Derived forms unambitiously Related forms ambitionaspiration Etymology Formed from un- ("not") + ambitious. Ambitious comes from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio, originally "a going around" to solicit votes. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unambitious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs/ **Frequency rank:** 118830 ## Meanings 1. having little desire for achievement, advancement, or honor ## Examples - The unambitious citizen made no effort to obtain the office. ## Synonyms - ambitionless - unaspiring ## Antonyms - ambitious - aspiring - driven ## Derived Forms - unambitiously ## Related Forms - ambition - aspiration ## Etymology Formed from un- ("not") + ambitious. Ambitious comes from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio, originally "a going around" to solicit votes. ## Topics - Describing People markdown