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Driven - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: driven
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: compelled
Synonyms: Type A*, ambitious, compulsive, directed, forced, induced, obsessed, possessed, consumed, galvanized, guided, herded, impelled, monomaniacal, motivated, pushed, steered, urged on
Main Entry: drive
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move or urge on
Synonyms: actuate, animate, arouse, bulldoze*, chase, coerce, compel, constrain, dog*, egg on*, encourage, force, goad, harass, hasten, herd, hound*, hurl, hurry, hustle, impel, induce, inspire, instigate, kick, make, motivate, nag, oblige, overburden, overwork, pound, press, pressure, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, railroad*, ride herd on*, rouse, rush, send, shepherd, shove, spur, stimulate, worry, act upon, goose*, lean on, put up to, spirit up, steamroll, work on
Antonyms: check, curb, discourage, dissuade, halt, repress, retard, stop
Main Entry: drive
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: moving, controlling a vehicle
Synonyms: actuate, advance, bear down, bicycle, bike, burn rubber*, coast, cruise, cycle, dash, direct, drag, floor it*, fly, guide, handle, impel, manage, mobilize, motor, operate, propel, push, ride, roll, run, send, speed, spin, start, steer, tool*, transport, travel, turn, wheel, burn up the road, fire up, lean on it, make sparks fly, pour it on, step on it, step on the gas, tailgate, vehiculate
Antonyms: halt, stop
Main Entry: drive
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hit with heavy blow
Synonyms: batter, beat, butt, dash, dig, hammer, knock, maul, plunge, pop, punch, ram, run, shoot, sink, smite, sock, stab, stick, strike, throw, thrust, thump, whack*, wham*, jackhammer, twack
Main Entry: bound
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: obligated; destined
Synonyms: bent, certain, doomed, driven, fated, firm, forced, indentured, intent, made, obligated, obliged, pledged, pressed, required, restrained, sure, urged, apprenticed, articled, bounden, coerced, compelled, constrained, contracted, duty-bound, enslaved, having no alternative, impelled, necessitated, under compulsion, under necessity
Antonyms: free, permitted, unrestricted, allowed, unbounded, unobliged
Main Entry: hell-bent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: set on
Synonyms: bent on, bound and determined, constant, decided, determined, driven, firm, fixed, intent, obsessed, persevering, persistent, relentless, resolute, serious, single-minded, steadfast, strong-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unrelenting, unwavering, resolved, set on, strong-minded, unhesitating
Main Entry: operated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: conducted
Synonyms: accomplished, contrived, determined, directed, driven, enforced, executed, finished, fulfilled, governed, handled, managed, moved, ordered, practiced, regulated, run, served, supervised, sustained, transported, used, worked, achieved, administered, conveyed, guided, maintained, manipulated, negotiated, performed, promoted, revolved, superintended, transacted, turned, wielded
Main Entry: rushed
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hurried
Synonyms: driven, pressed, pressured
Main Entry: bound and determined
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: completely serious
Synonyms: determined, driven, hell-bent, intent, obsessed, persistent, relentless, resolute, serious, single-minded, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, unrelenting, unwavering, resolved, set on, strong-minded
Main Entry: governed
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ruled
Synonyms: directed, driven, supervised, administered, commanded, conducted, guided, led, mastered, overseen, piloted, subjugated, superintended, under authority
Antonyms: autonomous, free
Main Entry: managed
Part of Speech: adjective1
Definition: trained
Synonyms: driven, educated, handled, influenced, instructed, persuaded, primed*, taught, urged, coached, counseled, groomed*, guided
Antonyms: undisciplined, uneducated, wild
Main Entry: moved
Part of Speech: adjective1
Definition: transported
Synonyms: carried, changed, displaced, driven, elevated, replaced, sent, transferred, conveyed, dragged, flown, hauled, lifted, lowered, lugged, pushed, reallocated, reassigned, shifted, trucked
Main Entry: accelerate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: increase speed, timing
Synonyms: advance, drive, dust*, expedite, forward, further, gun*, hasten, hurry, impel, precipitate, quicken, railroad*, roll*, spur, step up, stimulate, tool*, fire up, hammer on, lay a patch, lay rubber, make tracks, nail it, open up, peel rubber, put on afterburners, put pedal to metal, rev, rev up, speed up, step on gas
Antonyms: decelerate, defer, hinder, impede, postpone, retard, slow down
Main Entry: actuate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: start a function or action, motivate
Synonyms: activate, animate, arouse, cause, drive, egg on*, energize, excite, impel, incite, induce, influence, inspire, instigate, mobilize, motivate, move, prompt, propel, quicken, rouse, spur, stimulate, turn on*, work up*, fire up, key up, put up to, work into lather
Notes: when something is activated, it is made active; when something is actuated, it is moved to take action (or produce a consequence)
to actuate is a general word meaning 'to set working' and has more to do with mechanical action - while activate is used mainly in scientific expressions
Antonyms: impede, stop
Main Entry: advance
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move something forward, often quickly
Synonyms: accelerate, achieve, come forward, conquer, dispatch, drive, elevate, gain ground, get ahead, go ahead, hasten, launch, march, proceed, progress, promote, propel, quicken, skyrocket*, speed, storm, bring forward, continue ahead, continue on, forge ahead, get green light, get there, get with it, go forth, go forward, go great guns, go places, go to town, make headway, make the scene, move on, move onward, move up, press on, push ahead, push on, send forward, step forward
Antonyms: back down, halt, hesitate, recede, retreat, retrogress, stop, turn, withdraw, yield
Main Entry: begin
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: start
Synonyms: activate, actualize, break the ice*, bring about, bring to pass, cause, commence, create, do, drive, effect, embark on, enter on, enter upon, establish, eventuate, found, generate, go ahead, go into, impel, inaugurate, induce, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, launch, lead, make, motivate, mount, occasion, open, originate, prepare, produce, set up, trigger, undertake, break ground, get going, give birth to, give impulse, lay foundation for, make active, plunge into, set about, set in motion
Antonyms: complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish
Main Entry: blow
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: blast, rush of air, wind
Synonyms: breathe, buffet, drive, exhale, fan, flap, flow, flutter, gasp, heave, huff, inflate, pant, puff, pump, ruffle, rush, stream, swell, swirl, waft, wave, whiff, whirl, whisk, whisper, whistle
Main Entry: boot
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: kick; oust
Synonyms: ax, bounce, can*, chase, chuck*, cut, discharge, dismiss, drive, eighty-six*, eject, evict, expel, extrude, fire, heave, kick out, knock, punt*, sack*, shove, terminate, throw out, dropkick
Main Entry: bulldoze
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: demolish
Synonyms: drive, elbow, flatten, force, jostle, level, press, propel, push, raze, shove, thrust
Antonyms: build, construct
Main Entry: carry
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: win; accomplish
Synonyms: affect, capture, drive, effect, gain, get, impel, impress, influence, inspire, move, prevail, secure, spur, strike, sway, touch, urge, be victorious
Antonyms: fail, lose
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