hard-driving
Pushes people relentlessly
Hard-driving describes an aggressive, relentlessly energetic approach.
A hard-driving executive pushes for results without letting up.
Hard-driving music has an insistent, propulsive rhythm.
The term suggests intensity that may border on ruthlessness: a hard-driving negotiator who never backs down.
Firmly committed to purpose
- goal-orientedFocused on objectives
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- hungryWanting to eat
aspiring · enterprising · zealous · eager · striving · industrious · tenacious · persevering
Continuing despite difficulty
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- doggedStubbornly persevering
unrelenting · inexorable · tireless · indefatigable · unflagging · unswerving · steadfast · single-minded
Causing worry or tension
- fast-pacedMoving or changing quickly
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- crunchtimeHigh-pressure final stretch
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
overwork · exhaustion · pressure-cooker · cutthroat · intense · grueling · demanding · targets
Patterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- rockSolid earthen material
- bluesMournful American music genre
guitar · riff · tempo · pounding · energetic · pulsing · powerful · electric
Demanding great care
- rigorousExtremely thorough and careful
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- toughDurable and strong
uncompromising · perfectionist · critical · authoritarian · inflexible · imperious · taskmaster · no-nonsense
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- goal-orientedFocused on objectives
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
hungry · aspiring · enterprising · zealous · eager · striving · industrious · tenacious · persevering · resolute
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
dogged · unrelenting · inexorable · tireless · indefatigable · unflagging · unswerving · steadfast · single-minded · obsessive
stressful
Causing worry or tension
- fast-pacedMoving or changing quickly
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- crunchtimeHigh-pressure final stretch
burnout · overwork · exhaustion · pressure-cooker · cutthroat · intense · grueling · demanding · targets · quotas
rhythm
Patterned stress and silence
blues · guitar · riff · tempo · pounding · energetic · pulsing · powerful · electric · amplified
exacting
Demanding great care
tough · uncompromising · perfectionist · critical · authoritarian · inflexible · imperious · taskmaster · no-nonsense · disciplinarian
hard-drivingeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
laid-back · relaxed · mellow · undemanding · low-key
hard-drivingleisurely
Done without urgency
slow-paced · unhurried · relaxed · measured · deliberate
hard-drivingeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
laid-back · unambitious · lackadaisical · complacent · uncompetitive
hard, harder, hardest, hardly, hardness, harden, hardened, hardening, hardener