Synonyms for driven
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
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One may be driven to a thing or from it; hence, drive is a synonym equally for compel or for repel or repulse.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- determined I was determined to fulfill my duties at any cost.
- compulsive My husband is a compulsive gambler. What can I do?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| driven | rising | |
| determined | falling | |
| compulsive | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- determined3, compulsive3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (determined3 = 3 syllables).