Unscramble driven

Definition of driven

adjective:

• compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by blind hatred". Synonyms: goaded.
• urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue". Synonyms: impelled.
• strongly motivated to succeed. Synonyms: compulsive, determined.

verb:

• operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus", "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?". Synonyms: drive.
• travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning", "They motored to London for the theater". Synonyms: drive, motor.
• cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day", "We drove the car to the garage". Synonyms: drive.
• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus", "He drives me mad". Synonyms: drive, force, ram.
• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion". Synonyms: drive.
• cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy", "push back the urge to smoke", "beat back the invaders". Synonyms: beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse. Antonyms: attract.
• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs". Synonyms: drive.
• push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall". Synonyms: drive.
• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field". Synonyms: drive.
• strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living", "We have to push a little to make the deadline!", "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis". Synonyms: drive, labor, labour, push, tug.
• move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?". Synonyms: aim, drive, get.
• have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly", "My new truck drives well". Synonyms: drive, ride.
• work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck", "She drives for the taxi company in Newark". Synonyms: drive.
• move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner". Synonyms: drive.
• urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn". Synonyms: drive.
• proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work". Synonyms: drive, take.
• strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball". Synonyms: drive.
• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball". Synonyms: drive.
• excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel". Synonyms: drive.
• cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube", "steam drives the engines", "this device drives the disks for the computer". Synonyms: drive.
• hunting: search for game; "drive the forest". Synonyms: drive.
• hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game". Synonyms: drive.

Related words

chauffeur, coach, drive, mush, pull, reach, strain, strive, toe, toenail, tool.

Words nearby

drive, drivel, driver.

Rhymes with

given.