overambitiousness
Reaching too far
Overambitiousness is the quality of having ambitions that exceed what's realistic or advisable.
The word suggests reaching beyond one's grasp—taking on too much, aiming too high, or pursuing goals without adequate resources: The project's overambitiousness doomed it from the start.
It implies a failure of judgment about one's own capacities or circumstances.
Excessive effort or action
- overextensionExceeding sustainable capacity
- overshootingExceeding an intended limit
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
overcommitment · overloading · burnout · exhaustion · unsustainability · overwork · overpromising · juggling
Lack of success
- downfallSudden loss of power
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- collapseSudden structural failure
- setbackReverse in progress
frustration · disillusionment · self-destruction · ruin · undoing · overextension · crash · regret
Unstoppable persistence
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- single-mindednessExclusive focus on purpose
- obsessivenessCompulsive mental attachment
workaholism · compulsiveness · perfectionism · hypercompetitiveness · pushiness · aggressiveness · impatience · restlessness
Excessive self-importance
- overconfidenceUnjustified certainty in oneself
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
vanity · self-importance · pomposity · haughtiness · smugness · narcissism · boastfulness · immodesty
Not suited for use
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- delusionalHolding false beliefs firmly
unfeasible · far-fetched · idealistic · utopian · fantastical · illusory · chimerical · impossible
overdoing
Excessive effort or action
- overextensionExceeding sustainable capacity
- overshootingExceeding an intended limit
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
immoderation · overcommitment · overloading · burnout · exhaustion · unsustainability · overwork · overpromising · juggling · stretching
failure
Lack of success
- downfallSudden loss of power
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- collapseSudden structural failure
setback · frustration · disillusionment · self-destruction · ruin · undoing · overextension · crash · regret · lesson
relentlessness
Unstoppable persistence
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- single-mindednessExclusive focus on purpose
obsessiveness · workaholism · compulsiveness · perfectionism · hypercompetitiveness · pushiness · aggressiveness · impatience · restlessness · type-A
arrogance
Excessive self-importance
- overconfidenceUnjustified certainty in oneself
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
conceit · vanity · self-importance · pomposity · haughtiness · smugness · narcissism · boastfulness · immodesty · swagger
impractical
Not suited for use
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
delusional · unfeasible · far-fetched · idealistic · utopian · fantastical · illusory · chimerical · impossible · unworkable
overambitiousnessunambitious
Lacking desire for achievement
lack of ambition · apathy · indolence · laziness · complacency
overambitiousnesscontentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
contentedness · satisfaction · acceptance · equanimity · complacency
ambition, ambiguous, ambitious, overreach, unambitious, ambitiously, ambitiousness, ambitionless, overambitious