Driving force

Synonyms for "driving force" (104 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Noun(8 words)

accelerating forceapplied force evenlyapplied force vectorscentral driving forcedemiurge drive driver engine

Adjective(7 words)

applied forcescatalyst drive drivingdriving factordynamic energizing

Verb(1 words)

apply unbalanced force

bunt butt clout compulsion drive

Strong matches (31)

Noun(12 words)

engine thrustengine thrustsengines entelechyforward thrustimpetuses impulsinginput forcejet thrustmainspring mainspringsmore cultural-erosive

impellentimpelling forceimpetus impulse impulsion incentive incitementirresistible forcemoment momentum

Adjective(8 words)

impelling impetus incentiveindividual motiveinfluencinglinear thrustmain thrustmotivating

Adverb(1 words)

more accelerating

Related words (52)

Adjective(13 words)

motivation motiveprimal drivepropelling propulsion propulsiverepulsive forcerevolutionary momentumsocial forcesspanish moverstimulating stimulusuncompensated force

Noun(25 words)

motive forcemotives motors movernonzero net forcephysical forcingpower sourcepowerhouse powerhouses propellant propellants propellent propellents propellerrocket thrustrussian dinamicheskijspearhead spearheading spearheads steeds

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thrustthrust forcethrust with forcethruster workhorses

motive powerpower propelling propelment propulsion pulsion push pushing shove shoving shunt thrust

Verb(2 words)

propel progressspearheaded

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries

actuation concept factor force idea influence momentumphysical quantitypropulsion

More specific

15 entries

ambitioneconomic momentumeconomic pusheducational impetuseducational momentumengine goalinstitutional pushinterestpolicy impetusresearch drivesparktechnological momentumthrust torque

Collocations

10 entries

central driving forcedriving force behinddriving force behind policydriving force fordriving force indriving force of motionkey driving forcemain driving forceprimary driving forcestrong driving force

Inflections

1 entries

driving forces

Derivations

6 entries

drive driven drives driving drivingly drove

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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Many authors see a digital revolution taking place today and stress that this is a driving force behind many changes in companies.

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Every living creature has a driving force that pushes him in the direction of certain goals.

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With the aim of moving toward our subsequent discussion of the driving forces behind mass indebtedness, however, we might take things a little further by condensing the original work's detailed breakdown into two very broad causes of individual indebtedness.

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Sheikh Mohammed is the driving force behind the transformation of Dubai into one of the great cities of the modern world: a hub for business and tourism, and the world's gateway to the Middle East.

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