driving forces
What pushes things
Driving forces are the factors that cause something to happen or propel change.
The term appears often in analysis of events, trends, or decisions: What are the driving forces behind the migration?
Competition and innovation are the driving forces of the economy.
A driving force can also be a person whose energy or vision pushes a project forward: She was the driving force behind the merger.
- thrustForceful forward motion
- pushForce something away
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- impetusForce initiating action
- burning desireIntense emotional craving
motivation · gut feeling · survival instinct · catalyst · social change · peer pressure · scarcity · stimulus · incentive · fear · curiosity · ambition · propulsion · necessity · rivalry · market demand · bottom line · determination
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Things in the way
impediments · barriers · opposing forces · hindrances · counterforces
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