ambitionless

Without any aspirations

Ambitionless describes someone lacking ambition or drive—content without goals or aspirations for advancement.

The word carries a faintly judgmental tone, suggesting passivity or complacency: He drifted through his twenties, ambitionless and unfocused.

It can also describe a neutral state of contentment without striving.

apathy

listless

Lacking energy or enthusiasm

ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
indolenceAversion to activity

torpor · dispassion · detachment · stagnation · numbness · disengagement · unconcern · boredom · complacency · unresponsiveness

unmotivated

uninspired

Lacking creative spark

unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
uninterestedLacking curiosity or concern
disengagedNot participating or invested

lackluster · goalless · purposeless · directionless · aimless · unfocused · undriven · dreamless · slacker · underachiever

passive

inactive

Not currently functioning

unassertiveNot forceful or bold
submissiveReadily yielding to control
acquiescentAccepting without resistance

yielding · docile · meek · compliant · noncompetitive · undriven · drifting · coasting · idle · inert

contentment

satisfied

Having enough, wanting nothing

contentWhat something contains
peacefulFree from disturbance
sereneUntroubled and composed

settled · comfortable · ease · relaxed · fulfilled · tranquil · placid · self-sufficient · accepting · unhurried

Opposites

drive and aspiration

ambitionlessambitious

Strongly desiring achievement

driven · aspiring · motivated · go-getter · aggressive

Family

ambition, ambitious, ambient, ambit, unambitious, ambitiousness, overambitious, overambitiousness

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G