ambitious vs incentive

ambitious

adj
  • Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition 

  • Very desirous 

  • Hard to achieve. 

  • Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. 

incentive

adj
  • Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating. 

  • Serving to kindle or set on fire. 

noun
  • Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. 

  • A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder. 

How often have the words ambitious and incentive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )