Antonyms for un ambitious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : am-bish-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : æmˈbɪʃ əs |
- affected
- assertive
- boasting
- bold
- brave
- complex
- complicated
- conceited
- confident
- discourteous
- dishonest
- egotistical
- extraordinary
- extroverted
- flaunting
- friendly
- immodest
- impolite
- insolent
- intricate
- loud
- luxurious
- obtrusive
- outgoing
- presumptuous
- pretending
- pretentious
- proud
- rich
- rude
- showy
- sociable
- superior
- troubled
- unashamed
- uncivil
- unmannerly
- unrefined
- upset
Definition of un ambitious
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin ambitiosus "going around to canvass for office," from ambitio (see ambition). Related: Ambitiously.
- As in shiftless : adj lazy
- As in unassuming : adj shy
- As in unmotivated : adj uninspired
- As in unpretentious : adj simple, honest
- As in humble : adj meek, unassuming
Synonyms for un ambitious
- apathetic
- apprehensive
- backward
- bashful
- biddable
- blushing
- content
- courteous
- dallying
- deferential
- demure
- diffident
- directionless
- discreet
- docile
- down
- down home
- dull
- easy-going
- everyday
- fearful
- folksy
- free-spirited
- gentle
- good-for-nothing
- hesitant
- homey
- humble
- humdrum
- idle
- inattentive
- incompetent
- indifferent
- indolent
- inelaborate
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- laid-back
- lazy
- lethargic
- lifeless
- loafing
- lowly
- manageable
- meek
- mild
- modest
- mousy
- obliging
- obsequious
- old hat
- ordinary
- plain
- polite
- prim
- procrastinating
- prosaic
- quiet
- reserved
- respectful
- retiring
- reverential
- sedate
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- servile
- sheepish
- shy
- simple
- slack
- slothful
- soft-spoken
- stale
- standoffish
- straightforward
- submissive
- subservient
- supplicatory
- tentative
- timid
- timorous
- tractable
- unaffected
- unambitious
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unbeautified
- uncomplex
- uncreative
- unembellished
- unenergetic
- unexciting
- unimaginative
- unimposing
- unindustrious
- uninspiring
- uninteresting
- unmotivated
- unmoved
- unobtrusive
- unostentatious
- unpresumptuous
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- unspoiled
- up front
- withdrawn
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