Synonyms for driven
ˈdrɪv ən

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1. driven, goaded(adj)

   compelled forcibly by an outside agency

   "mobs goaded by blind hatred"

   Synonyms:
   goaded, determined, compulsive, impelled

   Antonyms:
   ambitionless, unmotivated, voluntary, unambitious

2. driven, impelled(adj)

   urged or forced to action through moral pressure

   "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue"

   Synonyms:
   goaded, determined, compulsive, impelled

   Antonyms:
   voluntary, unmotivated, ambitionless, unambitious

3. compulsive, determined, driven(adj)

   strongly motivated to succeed

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

   Antonyms:
   unmotivated, unambitious, voluntary, ambitionless

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1. List of paraphrases for "driven":

   motivated, powered, led, dictated, guided, propelled, stimulated, fuelled, fueled, reasoned, pushed, punted, actuated, prompted, animated, boosted, moderated, spurred, governed, promoted, conducted

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1. Rolf Bulander:

   The companies can monitor the distance driven and set up an early appointment with a garage if parts are suffering from wear and tear.

2. Peter Lowman:

   Clearly, global equity markets have been driven by panic and anxiety so far this year.

3. Martin Membery:

   Solvency II has driven some M&A activity and this may well accelerate in the lead-up to implementation of the directive.

4. Angus Nicholson:

   Chinese data out over the weekend showed further weakening across the board, but it is clear that government spending and a recovery in the real estate market are helping hold up growth, china looks to be returning to a very familiar investment and real estate-driven growth pattern, somewhat at odds with their claims of economic rebalancing.

5. Goldman Sachs:

   The primary reason for the changes to our forecasts is cost deflation - driven by a combination of actual and anticipated U.S. dollar strength, cheaper energy and other input costs, and our expectation of an improvement in mining productivity.

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