hellbent
Recklessly set on
Hellbent means recklessly determined, stubbornly committed to a course of action regardless of consequences: She's hellbent on getting that promotion.
He was hellbent on self-destruction.
The word implies dangerous single-mindedness—someone so determined they'd go to hell to achieve their goal.
Obsessively attached or focused
- consumedFully used or eaten
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
- monomaniacalFixated on one idea
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
possessed · driven · zealous · fervent · single-track · all-consuming · engrossed · absorbed
Fixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- single-mindedDevoted to one purpose
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
dogged · adamant · unrelenting · unswerving · unshakeable · indomitable · unflagging · unfaltering
Heedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- foolhardyRecklessly bold
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
wild · headlong · impetuous · daredevil · incautious · thoughtless · devil-may-care · breakneck
Refusing to change course
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
implacable · uncompromising · bullheaded · headstrong · willful · pig-headed · mulish · contrary
fixated
Obsessively attached or focused
- consumedFully used or eaten
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
- monomaniacalFixated on one idea
compulsive · possessed · driven · zealous · fervent · single-track · all-consuming · engrossed · absorbed · infatuated
resolute
Fixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- single-mindedDevoted to one purpose
tenacious · dogged · adamant · unrelenting · unswerving · unshakeable · indomitable · unflagging · unfaltering · committed
rash
Heedless or skin irritation
careless · wild · headlong · impetuous · daredevil · incautious · thoughtless · devil-may-care · breakneck · harum-scarum
stubborn
Refusing to change course
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
intransigent · implacable · uncompromising · bullheaded · headstrong · willful · pig-headed · mulish · contrary · hardheaded
hellbenthalf-hearted
Lacking sincerity or zeal
irresolute · indecisive · wishy-washy · uncommitted · wavering
bent, hell, hellish, hells, hellfire, hellhound, hellishly, bentwood, hellishness