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driven

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As an adjective, driven means obsessed.

Meanings of driven

5 meanings

verb

Past participle of drive

adjective

  1. Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.

  2. of snowFormed into snowdrifts by wind.

  3. Compelled forcibly by an outside agency

    “mobs goaded by blind hatred”

    Similar: goaded
  4. Urged or forced to action through moral pressure

    “felt impelled to take a stand against the issue”

    Similar: impelled
  5. Strongly motivated to succeed

    Similar: compulsive, determined

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: compelled forcibly by an outside agency
adjective: urged or forced to action through moral pressure
adjective: strongly motivated to succeed

Words that rhyme with driven

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