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Antonyms for driven
ˈdrɪv əndriv·en

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  1. driven, goadedadjective

    compelled forcibly by an outside agency

    "mobs goaded by blind hatred"

    Antonyms:
    ambitionless, unmotivated, voluntary, unambitious

    Synonyms:
    goaded, determined, compulsive, impelled

  2. driven, impelledadjective

    urged or forced to action through moral pressure

    "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue"

    Antonyms:
    voluntary, unmotivated, ambitionless, unambitious

    Synonyms:
    goaded, determined, compulsive, impelled

  3. compulsive, determined, drivenadjective

    strongly motivated to succeed

    Antonyms:
    unmotivated, unambitious, voluntary, ambitionless

    Synonyms:
    set, dictated, determined, compulsive, impelled, goaded

How to use driven in a sentence?

  1. Jesse Edgerton:

    This poor performance reflects energy firms struggling with lower oil prices and manufacturing firms hit by the strong dollar, but it also likely reflects the beginnings of a profit margin squeeze driven by tighter labor markets, rising wages, and weak productivity growth.

  2. Michael Montesano:

    It's very fact-driven, OK, and we don't make up the facts. They are what they are.

  3. Colin Simpfendorfer:

    The tropics host incredible shark and ray diversity, but too many of these inherently vulnerable species have been heavily fished for more than a century by a wide range of fisheries that remain poorly managed, despite countless commitments to improve, as a result, we fear we will soon confirm that one or more of these species has been driven to extinction from overfishing, a deeply troubling first for marine fishes. We will work to make this study a turning point in efforts to prevent any more irreversible losses and secure long-term sustainability.

  4. Stephan Winkelmann:

    I think we are ready, as a brand, for a car that is daily usable, something that can be driven from A to B on a different price level and also a different [ production ] volume level.

  5. Sakda Phanrangsee:

    If it weren’t for the tsunami, these people would all have been driven out by now, the tsunami stopped real estate and tourism… but now tourism is making a comeback.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#4027driven
#5512voluntary
#101539unmotivated
#235190unambitious

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