| Main Entry: | ambitious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desiring success |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, anxious, ardent, aspiring, avid, ball of fire, bent upon, climbing, come on, come on strong, designing, desirous, determined, driving, eager, eager beaver, earnest, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, fireball, get up and go, go-getter, goal-oriented, hard ball, high-reaching, hopeful, hungry, industrious, inspired, intent, longing, power-loving, purposeful, pushing, pushy*, resourceful, self-starting, sharp, soaring, striving, thirsty, vaulting, zealous |
Antonyms: |
content, fulfilled, satisfied, unassuming |
| Main Entry: | dynamo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | go-getter |
Synonyms: |
achiever, ball of fire, bundle of energy, busy person, doer, eager beaver, energetic person, fireball, generator, hard worker, hot shot, live wire, mover and shaker, pistol, risk-taker, spark plug, whiz kid |
| Main Entry: | eager beaver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | industrious person |
Synonyms: |
active person, aholic, ambitious person, ball of fire, beaver, busy bee, busy bee, busy person, doer, dynamo, fireball, go-getter, hot shot, live wire, live wire, no slouch, pistol, self-starter, sharpy, spark plug, workhorse |
| Main Entry: | energetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of life; forceful |
Synonyms: |
active, aggressive, animated, ball of fire, breezy, brisk, demoniac, driving, dynamic, enterprising, forcible, fresh, hardy, high-powered, indefatigable, industrious, kinetic, lively, lusty, peppy, potent, powerful, red-blooded, rugged, snappy, spirited, sprightly, spry, stalwart, strenuous, strong, sturdy, tireless, tough, unflagging, untiring, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy |
Antonyms: |
idle, inactive, lazy, lethargic, lifeless, slow, sluggish, tired |
| Main Entry: | forceful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
Synonyms: |
ball of fire, bullish, cogent, coming on strong, commanding, compelling, constraining, convincing, dominant, dynamic, electric, elemental, energetic, forcible, gutsy, mighty, persuasive, pithy, potent, powerhouse, puissant, punch, punchy, steamroller, stringent, strong, take-charge, take-over, telling, titanic, vehement, vigorous, violent, virile, weighty |
| Notes: | forcible indicates the use of brute force, forced means done involuntarily, and forceful suggests a potential for force |
Antonyms: |
feeble, impotent, ineffective, meek, unforceful, weak |
| Main Entry: | industrious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hardworking |
Synonyms: |
active, assiduous, ball of fire, burning, busy, conscientious, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, grind*, in full swing, intent, involved, jumping, laborious, on the go, operose, perky*, persevering, persistent, plugging, productive, psyched up on, purposeful, sedulous, spirited, steady, tireless, zealous |
Antonyms: |
idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, lazy, lethargic, slack, unemployed, unproductive |
| Main Entry: | potent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful, forceful |
Synonyms: |
almighty, authoritative, ball of fire, cogent, commanding, compelling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, efficacious, forcible, full-bodied, go-getter, great, gutsy, impressive, influential, lusty, mighty, persuasive, powerhouse, puissant, punchy, robust, spanking, stiff, strong, sturdy, telling, trenchant, useful, vigorous |
Antonyms: |
disabled, fragile, helpless, impotent, incapable, ineffective, weak |
| Main Entry: | tireless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined |
Synonyms: |
active, ball of fire, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, grind, hard-working, hyper, incessant, indefatigable, industrious, jumping, on the go, perky, persevering, resolute, steadfast, strenuous, unflagging, untiring, unwearied, unwearying, vigorous |
Antonyms: |
beat, tired, unenthusiastic, weary, worn out |
| Main Entry: | vigorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, powerful |
Synonyms: |
active, athletic, ball of fire, bouncing, brisk, dashing, driving, dynamic, effective, efficient, enterprising, exuberant, flourishing, forceful, forcible, hale, hard-driving, hardy, healthy, hearty, intense, lively, lusty, mettlesome, peppy, persuasive, potent, red-blooded, robust, rugged, snappy, sound, spanking, spirited, steamroller, strapping, strenuous, strong, strong as an ox, sturdy, take-charge, take-over, tough, vital, zealous, zippy |
Antonyms: |
enervated, idle, impotent, inactive, lethargic, weak |
| Main Entry: | zippy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic |
Synonyms: |
active, animated, ball of fire, brisk, chipper, dashing, dynamic, enterprising, full of energy, full of life, full of pep, high-powered, kinetic, lively, peppy, potent, powerful, snappy, speedy, spirited, sprightly, spry, strong, tireless, untiring, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zestful, zingy |