Synonyms for driven
ˈdrɪv əndriv·en

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1. driven, goadedadjective

   compelled forcibly by an outside agency

   "mobs goaded by blind hatred"

   Synonyms:
   goaded, determined, compulsive, impelled

   Antonyms:
   ambitionless, unmotivated, voluntary, unambitious

2. driven, impelledadjective

   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, drivenadjective

   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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How to use driven in a sentence?

1. Patti Hidalgo Menders:

   I just feel it. I’ve talked to a lot of moderates and independents and even some soft Democrats, the issues of schools and safety have driven voters to consider Youngkin.

2. Manash Goswami:

   A lot of what's going to happen in Canada is going to be driven by commodities, sentiment and reality, i'm not bullish.

3. Terence:

   While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a slight impulse.

4. Jen Aniston:

   You may not have a child come out of your vagina, but that doesn't mean you aren't mothering—dogs, friends, friends' children. this continually is said about me: that I was so career-driven and focused on myself; that I don't want to be a mother, and how selfish that is.

5. Nick Pope:

   Theres no getting away from the fact that TTSA has driven the agenda on this subject for the last two and half years, ever since the New York Timess December 2017 stories about AATIP (Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program) and related matters - stories in which TTSA played a key role, tTSA has played a big part in moving this subject forward, out of the fringe and into the mainstream.