Drive

/dɹaɪv/

Synonyms for "drive" (1040 found)

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Closest matches (208)

Noun(37 words)

rideacademic importanceactitis actuating advancer ambition ambitions amorousness amp appetency ardorsassembly line pushbackhand barrelling blitzes campaign campaigns cams canters careerism

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catalan forçacatapult cause championingcharge aheadchauffeuring chauffeurs chivyclassroom motivationcomplexes compulsionscontrol overall forcecowpokes cruise crusade crusades crusading

accelerate acceleration activity actuate advanceadvance againstadvance uponadventuresomeness adventurousness affectaggravated assaultaggression aggressiveness agitate airing alley alleywayallude toambition ambitiousness

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amperageamphibious attackangle animate appeal appliance approach ardorarmed assaultarmipotence army arterialarterial highwayarterial streetartery assailing assailment assault attack authority auto autobahnautomatic responseautoroute autostrada avenuebait the hookbangbanzai attackbarnstormbe responsible forbearbear down onbear down uponbear offbear uponbeat beefbelt highwaybeset bicycle bike bind bite bitingnessblack powerblind alleyblind impulseblitz blitzkrieg bob boost bore boulevard bowlbrain wavebrainstorm breakthroughbrute forcebuck bull bulldoze bumpbump againstbunch bunt burden burrow burst bus bustle busy buttbutt againstbypass byway cagecamino realcampaign carriageway carrycarry oncarry outcarry throughcatch a traincausecause tocauseway causey charge charioteer charisma chase chauffeur chaussee circumferential clam close clout coerce cogence cogency colony commitment compel compulsion concupiscence conduct constrain constraint control convenience copilotcorduroy roadcorral counterattack counteroffensivecounty roadcoup de maincourse court cram crash crescentcrippling attackcrowd crusadecul-de-saccuriosity cuttingness cycle dap dash

Verb(12 words)

accelerate industrial growthaccelerates aim automobiledbeat backbulledcauses motionchauffeured compelled crave craved cudgeled

Adjective(6 words)

available energiesbold momentumconsistent pullconstant pushcontinuous pushdanish skubbe

Strong matches (312)

Noun(66 words)

data drivendegree of energizationdeliberate pushdesiring desperation determination disk driveway drivingdriving forcedrumbeateducation change efforteducational thrusteffort efforts embed energia energiasenergy topicengine thrusts

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enginesexploration enthusiasmferretingforce applicationsforce conceptforce relatedforces readingforehand forehands forraderfr. énergiefrench forcefrench influencefrench mouvoirfuelinggo gettergoadsgoal orientedgrowth energygrowth vigorhammerhard driveherding herds honchos horsewhips hothouses hustlesideology shift eraimpel impetuses impulsesimpulsive pushinitiative initiatives inspire insteps intention intentionsitalian forzajet engine thrustjihads jitney jockeys journeylife force

dead set atdead-end streetdeal withdelve demanddescent ondesideration desire determination determine dib dibble digdig outdike dint directdirt roaddive diversion

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diversionary attackdog dredge driftdrift off coursedrilldrive atdrive ondrivewaydriving forcedrove duress dynamism eagerness effect effectiveness effectuality effort eggegg onelbow energy enforce engine enginery enterprise enterprisingness enthusiasm entrain excavate excursion exertion exhort exigency expedition expressway facility fag faith falconfall downfancy fantasyfetch awayfire fish fixture flankflank attackflashfleeting impulseflockflower powerflurry flush flutter fly fly-fishfollow the houndsforceforce majeureforcefulnessforge aheadforward fowl freewayfrontal attackfull blastfull forcefurrow gam gang gasgas attackget atget-up-and-getget-up-and-gogetaway getup gig gingergive an impetusgive momentumgogo aheadgo all outgo by railgo fishinggo huntinggo-ahead go-gettinggo-to-itivenessgoad gougegouge outgravegravel roadgreat causegrig grip groove grub guddle guide gumption gungut responseguts hammer handle haste havehave in mindhawkhead-on attackhelter skelterhelter-skelter herd high-pressure highroad highwayhighways and bywayshint atholdhold the reinsholy warhope horme host hound hunthunt downhurryhurry scurryhurry-scurry hurtle hustle impel impellentimpelling forceimpetus imply impress impressiveness impulse impulsion incentive incisiveness incite incitement incline indicate induce industry infatuate infiltrate infiltration inflame influence initiative inspiration instigate instinctintellectual curiosityintend interestinterstate highwayintimate invasioninvoluntary impulseirresistible forceissue jab jack jacklight jam jig jihad jog joggle jolt jostle journey joyride keennesskeep busykennel kick lane lashlaunch an attacklibido lifework

Adjective(17 words)

dense crowd pushdirect driveeconomic influenceeconomic influence factorsenergizing effectenergizing imaginationextended reach thrustforward motiongreat enthusiasmheavy thrusthigh nerve energyindustrial riseinfectious verveinstinctive urgeintense pursuitinternal forcekinetic producing

Verb(16 words)

driven forceforce backfueled get herdedidentify purposeimpelled impelling impels impulsedinfluence verbinnovates jetted labor labour

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liftlightning attacklightning warlitterlocal roadlour lower lunge lustlust for learningmachine machinerymain dragmain forcemain roadmain strengthmakemake a trainmake gomake leeway

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make things hummana manage maneuver manipulate manoeuvremarch againstmarch uponmass attackmass movementmeanmechanical aidmechanical devicemechanism megadeath mews mightmight and mainmightiness mind mine mobilize moil moment momentum morale mordancy motivatemotive powermotor motorcycle motorwaymount an attackmove movement moxie muggingmuscle powernatural impulseneed nervosity nervousness netnot let gonotion nudge oblige obsess offense offensive onset onslaughtopen an offensiveoperate oppress outing overdrive overkill overtask overtax overwork packpanzer warfareparkway passion pavepaved roadpay offpedalpeel offpenetrate pep pepper perforateperform onpersistence pickup pikepile drivepilot pinchpiss and vinegarpitch pizzazz placeplank roadplay pleasurepleasure principleplunge pod poignancy poke pole poop possess potence potency potentiality pound powerpower packpower plantpower sourcepower structurepower strugglepowerfulness practice preoccupy prepotency presspress onpressure prick prideprimary highwayprincipleprivate roadproceed prod productiveness productivity propel propelling propelment propulsion provokeprowl afterpuissance pull pulsion punchpunch cattlepurpose push pushfulness pushiness pushing pushingnessput in motionquarryquick hunchquickening race ramram downrash impulserattlereason for beingrefer toreflex require restrain rideride herd onride to houndsright-of-wayring roadroad roadbed roadway rollround uproutroute nationalerowroyal roadrunrun againstrun atrush sag sally sap scamper school scoopscoop outscrabble scramble scrape scratch scurry scuttlesee toseine sendset agoingset goingset in motionsexual desireshake shame shepherd shikar shoalshock tacticsshootshoot aheadshoulder shove shovel shoving shrimp shunt sic sinew sinewiness sink skulk sloth snap soldier solo sortie spade speed speedup speedway spin spirit sport spunk spur stab stalk stamp starch startstate highwaysteam steerstep livelystep upstep-up stickstill huntstill-fish still-hunt stimulant stir strain street strength stress strike strivestrong armstrong languagesudden thoughtsuggestsunday drivesuperhighway superiority superpower sweat sweepsweep alongtake a joyridetake care oftake the helmtamp task tax taxi terracethirst for knowledgethoroughfarethrough streetthrow thrust thruway tie toiltoll roadtool torch tourtownship roadtrack trail travel trawl treadle trench trenchancy trip troll troop trough trundle tug tunnel turn turnpikeunprovoked assaultup-and-comingnessurge urgencyus highwayuse force uponutility validity vehemence velocity venturesomeness venturousness verve vigor vigorousness vim virility virtue virulence vital vitality want wanting war wattage way weight whale wheel whipwhip onwhirl willwill and pleasurewishwish fulfillmentwork wrangle wynd yawyaw offzeal zing zip

Noun(111 words)

line pushmachine movementmore campaign-relatedmore forcedmost policy movemotion couplingmotivatemotivate learnersmotivationmotivation levelmotivations motivators motivitymotor relatedmotorbiking motorboat motorboats motoring motors movement

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movements muscle mush musher mushes mushroom needingnerve impulsenisusnorwegian skubbeoffensives onslaughts operate outing paddles parkway pedals petitionsphysical forcingpilotpolicy impetuspolingportuguese propósitopoundpower lightpowered by gravitypowering powerspress forwardprivate roadprobe thrustpropel pulse pumping pushpush alongpush hardpush onpushes reform ridingromanian a conducesense of purposeshape the futuresheepdogs sleighing slugging snowmobile snowmobilingspanish fuerzaspear spearhead spearheading spearheads spurs stimulatestorage drivestriving strokingstrong emotiontailwindtask motivationthrustthrust forwardthrust forward aggressivelythrust of the argumentthrust with forcethrusting thuds treadles tree triptrophically driventurbinestype of energyurge onurge to acturges urgingurging toneuseful toolvacuum thrustvim energyvolleys wage wedgewheel turn mechanismwild energywindmills wrangles yearning

Adjective(10 words)

linear thrustlong thrustmajor paradigm shiftingpositive energyproductive energyrapid demand growthstored energiesstrong motivationsstrong pushstrong push for reform

Verb(35 words)

mennen motor motored motorise motorize motorizes muscled mushed pedaled poweredpropel developmentpropel progresspropelled propels pushpush backpush forwardram repel repulse

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ride shuttlecocked snowmobiled stampeded take tallyhoedthrust a spearthwacked treed tugturn the wheelsturn wheelsuses electrical energyvibrating wrangled

Determiner(3 words)

more energymore urgingmost animal instinct

Preposition(2 words)

under compulsionwith force

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

79 entries

actuation carry coercecomputer hardwarecontrol conveyance cover crosscut acrosscut throughdata storage devicedevice dig displacedo work

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More specific

15 entries

ambition determination encourageexternal drivehammer inspireinternal drivepilot pound pushscenic driveshort driveshovesolid state drivesteer

Collocations

12 entries

drive a cardrive at high speeddrive carefullydrive safelydrive to schooldrive with confidenceexternal drivefamily drivehard driveinternal drivelong driveshort drive

Inflections

4 entries

driven drives driving drove

Derivations

4 entries

drivable driver driveway overdrive

similar

12 entries

bear onbeat backforceforce backmotor pushpush backram repel repulse ride take

Translations

10 translations across 5 languages.

Dutch

1 entries

drijven noun (act of driving animals forward)

Finnish

4 entries

ajaminen noun (act of driving animals forward)
ajo noun (act of driving animals forward)
paimennus noun (act of driving animals forward)
paimentaminen noun (act of driving animals forward)

Hungarian

3 entries

hajtás noun (act of driving animals forward)
hajtóvadászat noun (act of driving animals forward)
terelés noun (act of driving animals forward)

Māori

1 entries

whiunga noun (act of driving animals forward)

Turkish

1 entries

sürme noun (act of driving animals forward)

Sample sentences

81 total sentences available.

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Jimmy tried to cajole his parents into letting him drive across the country with his friends.

Source: tatoeba (1993)

What... you still don't know how to drive?

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You had better not drive a car.

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Can you drive a car?

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