driven
Pushed to succeed
Driven describes someone powerfully motivated to achieve, often to an unusual degree: She's incredibly driven—works eighteen-hour days.
The word suggests ambition that comes from within, sometimes obsessively.
As a past participle of drive, driven also describes things propelled or operated by a force: wind-driven turbines, a character-driven story, snow driven sideways by the wind.
Seeking to achieve
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- motivatedSpurred to action
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- relentlessContinuing without pause
go-getter · high-flier · enterprising · hungry · striving · industrious · proactive · aggressive
Made to occur unwillingly
- coercedPressured into compliance
- pressuredUrged with insistence
- obligatedRequired by duty
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
impelled · compulsory · involuntary · mandated · required · obliged · necessitated · pushed
Continuing without pause
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- doggedStubbornly persevering
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- resoluteFixed in purpose
tireless · unrelenting · indefatigable · persevering · unflagging · single-minded · obsessive · fixated
Supplied with energy
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
- operatedControlled or functioned
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- electricPowered by current
fuel · turbine · motor · shaft · torque · horsepower · mechanical · propulsion
aspiring
Seeking to achieve
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- motivatedSpurred to action
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
relentless · go-getter · high-flier · enterprising · hungry · striving · industrious · proactive · aggressive · competitive
forced
Made to occur unwillingly
constrained · impelled · compulsory · involuntary · mandated · required · obliged · necessitated · pushed · urged
relentless
Continuing without pause
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- doggedStubbornly persevering
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
resolute · tireless · unrelenting · indefatigable · persevering · unflagging · single-minded · obsessive · fixated · consumed
powered
Supplied with energy
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
- operatedControlled or functioned
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
electric · fuel · turbine · motor · shaft · torque · horsepower · mechanical · propulsion · traction
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, lever-action
- Hard Workgrind, hustle, toil, effort, labor
- resume buzzwordsleadership, teamwork, communication, experience, problem-solving
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
- work traitshardworking, diligent, productive, efficient, lazy
- Type Acompetitive, ambitious, impatient, workaholic, perfectionist
drivenunmotivated
Lacking incentive or drive
unambitious · aimless · directionless · apathetic · ambitionless
- driver's licenseOfficial driving permit
- drunk drivingOperating vehicle while intoxicated
- bus driverOne who steers passengers
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
- drive awayCause to retreat
- driver's seatVehicle operator's position
drive, driver, driving, driveway, drives, drivers, drive away, drive out, screwdriver