ambitionless

Definition of ambitionlessnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambitionless
Adjective
  • And just like Alito, some members of my family have forgotten our history and support Trump or favor some of his immigration policies, dismissing new arrivals as criminals or lazy.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Today, the park operates more than 40 family-friendly water attractions including thrilling slides, casual pools and a lazy river.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Why didn’t Tania just get one of her fellow Council wokesters to hire her shiftless, entitled kin?
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • After the volunteers slink back to Paddy’s, the most shiftless person on campus will once again be Principal Coleman (Janelle James), whose ineptitude and vanity don’t prevent her from advocating for the students from time to time.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Seven years later, he has been injured, apathetic, entitled, disconnected and generally nothing but a pain in the backside for a reenergized franchise that deserved so much better.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Fans grumbled and became apathetic.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • Treatment for indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM) largely focuses on preventing and controlling specific symptoms and anaphylaxis.
    Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 12 June 2026
  • No, rest is for the lazy, the Caucasian adolescent, the indolent, the indulgent—until the age of thirty.
    Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Adjective
  • But the maneuver failed to budge Comcast’s listless stock, which has languished for years as its primary business lost thousands of broadband customers.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The length exacerbates all the rest of the series' sins, including a lack of emotional depth, gratuitous suffering and violence, long stretches of boring, listless plotting and extraneous characters.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • Adorned with almost graphically violent labels showcasing alpha predators -- a shark, a grizzly, an orca, a lion and some sort of particularly angry bird of prey -- the bottles are a far cry from the placid villas and languorous ladies plastered across so many wines.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • Their first statement signing to launch the project was the €42m purchase of the lanky and languorous Argentine playmaker.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • Signs of heat stroke in dogs include heavy panting and drooling, being weak or lethargic, bright red gums and bloodshot eyes.
    Renee Anderson, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • When to Contact a Wildlife Rehabilitator Always contact a wildlife rehabilitator if the turtle appears injured, such as having a cracked shell, or seems lethargic or sick.
    Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • And to relegate yourself to that inert position so much does, at some level, inspire a certain helplessness in you.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
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“Ambitionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitionless. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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