ruthlessly ambitious

Frequency: 5.54.3 per million words

Implies ambition without regard for others; often has a negative connotation.

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  • The politician was ruthlessly ambitious, willing to betray anyone to gain power.
  • She is known for being ruthlessly ambitious in her career, stepping on others to get ahead.
  • He's a ruthlessly ambitious young man who lets nothing stand in his way.
  • The film portrays a ruthlessly ambitious actress climbing to the top of Hollywood.
  • To succeed in that cutthroat world, you have to be ruthlessly ambitious.
  • His colleagues feared his ruthlessly ambitious nature and his lack of empathy.
  • The novel's antagonist is a ruthlessly ambitious corporate raider.
  • They described the new CEO as charming on the surface but ruthlessly ambitious underneath.
  • Only a ruthlessly ambitious person could have orchestrated such a hostile takeover.
  • Her rapid rise through the company ranks was fueled by a ruthlessly ambitious drive.