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单词 driven
释义

driven

adjective

driv·​en ˈdri-vən How to pronounce driven (audio)
1
a
: having a compulsive or urgent quality
a driven sense of obligation
b
: determined to succeed : highly energetic and motivated
… a versatile yacht captained by a driven skipper who has won everything in the sport … Herb McCormick
Kinsey redoubled his efforts. If he had been driven before, now there was a manic quality to his work. David Halberstam
2
: propelled or motivated by something
used in combination
results-drivena character-driven drama
drivenness
ˈdri-vən-nəs How to pronounce driven (audio)
noun
He was born two months premature and she has never stopped asking herself whether it was her drivenness, her refusal to rest, that caused it. Michele Magwood

Synonyms

  • besetting
  • compulsive
  • impulsive
  • obsessional
  • obsessive
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Example Sentences

They are driven, successful people. a man with a driven need to be loved or liked by everyone
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Word History

Etymology

see drive entry 1

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

driven 1 of 2

adjective

as in obsessive
caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge a man with a driven need to be loved or liked by everyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • obsessive
  • impulsive
  • compulsive
  • spontaneous
  • obsessional
  • automatic
  • instinctive
  • besetting
  • uncontrollable
  • conditioned
  • mechanical
  • reflex
  • irrepressible
  • unthinking
  • unconscious
  • unpredictable
  • knee-jerk
  • unwitting
  • capricious
  • whimsical
  • involuntary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • voluntary
  • wilful
  • willful
  • controllable
  • unforced
  • manageable
  • resistible
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driven

2 of 2

verb

past participle of drive
1
as in run
to urge, push, or force onward cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • run
  • shepherded
  • herded
  • spurred
  • whipped
  • punched
  • hounded
  • goaded
  • prodded
  • egged
  • pressed
  • prompted
  • wrangled
  • exhorted
  • flogged
  • pricked
  • scourged
2
as in ridden
to travel by a motorized vehicle I'm going to drive across the country—want to come?

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ridden
  • raced
  • rode
  • motored
  • tooled
  • automobiled
  • taxied
  • chauffeured
  • dragged
  • rolled
  • wheeled
  • rid
  • joyridden
  • hacked
3
as in pushed
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one drove the plunger into the opening

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pushed
  • shoved
  • propelled
  • thrust
  • moved
  • squeezed
  • forced
  • impelled
  • compressed
  • compelled
  • pressured
  • squashed
  • rammed
  • jammed
  • depressed
  • muscled
  • bulldozed
  • borne (down)
  • born (down)
  • weighed (upon)
  • leaned (on or against)
4
as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure the corrupt governor was driven out of office

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • forced
  • compelled
  • pressed
  • made
  • dragged
  • impelled
  • constrained
  • coerced
  • pressured
  • dragooned
  • muscled
  • obliged
  • impressed
  • threatened
  • sandbagged
  • blackjacked
  • obligated
  • bulldozed
  • terrorized
  • hounded
  • browbeaten
  • menaced
  • bullied
  • hectored
  • cowed
  • twisted one's arm
  • intimidated
  • browbeat
  • harassed
  • blackmailed
  • badgered
  • shamed
  • high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • allowed
  • let
  • permitted
  • moved
  • induced
  • convinced
  • argued
  • satisfied
  • talked (into)
  • persuaded
  • won (over)
  • prevailed (on or upon)
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5
as in fueled
to cause to function machinery driven by waterpower

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • fueled
  • powered
  • triggered
  • moved
  • generated
  • fuelled
  • actuated
  • run
  • set off
  • started
  • activated
  • pushed
  • sparked
  • touched off
  • turned on
  • electrified
  • fired
  • launched
  • cranked (up)
  • accelerated
  • charged
  • switched
  • stimulated
  • energized
  • turned over
  • ignited
  • incited
  • instigated
  • released
  • provoked
  • kicked over
  • tripped
  • discharged
  • recharged
  • aroused
  • catalyzed
  • quickened
  • jump-started
  • kick-started
  • reactivated
  • excited
  • vitalized
  • stirred up
  • stepped up
  • sped (up)
  • speeded (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • killed
  • cut
  • stopped
  • stalled
  • stuck
  • halted
  • checked
  • shut off
  • jammed
  • arrested
  • braked
  • deactivated
  • slowed
  • suppressed
  • turned off
  • cut out
  • decelerated
  • cut off
  • stunted
  • repressed
  • drawn up
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6
as in moved
to set or keep in motion this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • moved
  • propelled
  • actuated
  • activated
  • impelled
  • worked
  • wrought
  • raised
  • motivated
  • provoked
  • triggered
  • incited
  • fomented
  • stimulated
  • set off
  • instigated
  • inspired
  • abetted
  • roused
  • tripped
  • fermented
  • galvanized
  • aroused
  • inflamed
  • excited
  • whipped (up)
  • stirred (up)
  • enflamed
  • fired (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • controlled
  • constrained
  • checked
  • restrained
  • contained
  • regulated
  • inhibited
  • curbed
  • bridled
  • reined (in)
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7
as in raced
to proceed or move quickly the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • raced
  • sped
  • flown
  • run
  • jumped
  • trotted
  • bolted
  • buzzed
  • hurried
  • rammed
  • rushed
  • speeded
  • chased
  • scurried
  • stepped
  • traveled
  • scooted
  • darted
  • zipped
  • blown
  • careened
  • blasted
  • motored
  • travelled
  • dashed
  • scuttled
  • hurled
  • rocketed
  • torn
  • jogged
  • hustled
  • coursed
  • hastened
  • whisked
  • ripped
  • hurtled
  • whirled
  • bundled
  • careered
  • blazed
  • zoomed
  • barreled
  • humped
  • shot
  • bowled
  • breezed
  • belted
  • pelted
  • bustled
  • nipped
  • beaten it
  • rustled
  • jetted
  • hared
  • bombed
  • cannonballed
  • hied
  • accelerated
  • highballed
  • shaken a leg
  • made tracks
  • overtaken
  • barrelled
  • stepped on it
  • flitted
  • cracked (on)
  • got a move on
  • scampered
  • stampeded
  • sprinted
  • streaked
  • scudded
  • whizzed
  • galloped
  • outpaced
  • quickened
  • hotfooted (it)
  • outrun
  • stepped out
  • scuffled
  • beetled
  • outstripped
  • arrowed
  • caught up
  • fast-forwarded
  • beelined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dragged
  • crept
  • crawled
  • poked
  • lingered
  • lagged
  • poked
  • hung (around or out)
  • strolled
  • loitered
  • shuffled
  • sauntered
  • hanged (around or out)
  • ambled
  • lumbered
  • tarried
  • dallied
  • plodded
  • decelerated
  • dawdled
  • slowed (down or up)
  • dillydallied
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