unambitious

adjective

Definition of unambitiousnext
as in indolent

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Recent Examples of unambitious That unambitious goal has already been met for the last 52 years. — Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2022 Thus far, the world has mostly failed to meet even relatively unambitious climate goals. — David Owen, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2024 Still, when an apparently innocent citizen like Nichols is tortured and executed by armed agents of the state, reform seems not only unambitious but inadequate. — Paul Butler, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023 But asked about the prospect of working on bigger American movies, the German actress remains grounded, and surprisingly unambitious. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for unambitious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unambitious
  1. indolent
  2. slothful
  3. shiftless
  4. lazy
Adjective
  • It’s always been a period piece: Its story takes place in the just-post-Kennedy Bronx of Shanley’s childhood, where the rigid Sister Aloysius (Amy Ryan), the principal at St. Nicholas School, vehemently objects to ballpoint pens as one of many insidious gateways to a malign and indolent future.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Bates defeated Marilyn Mosby who was never publicly criticized by Scott for her indolent leadership as Baltimore state’s attorney.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2024
Definition of indolent
Adjective
  • Soviet Russia, too, experienced periodic panics about slothful bureaucrats impeding the dictatorship of the proletariat.
    — Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
  • At our test track, the buzzy little SUV needed a slothful 9.2 seconds to hit 60 mph.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 23 Dec. 2022
Definition of slothful
Adjective
  • Expectations of real gains in livelihoods among China’s large, increasingly shiftless rural population will be much harder to fulfill in an era of slower growth.
    — Scott Rozelle and Matthew Boswell, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2022
  • 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
Definition of shiftless
Adjective
  • James River Virginia Flowing right through Richmond, the James River is an urban tubing experience with scenic views of the Richmond skyline and a mix of lazy sections and small rapids.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Some scammers are truly lazy, as was the case here, and don’t even try to obfuscate it.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of lazy

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“Unambitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unambitious. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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