Drives Synonyms and Antonyms

To carry on offensive movement
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. thrusts
Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. repulses
  2. tickles
  3. pops
  4. rams
  5. soaks
  6. socks
  7. whams
  8. smites
  9. batters
  10. thumps
  11. throws
  12. thwacks
  13. shoots
  14. butts
  15. mauls
  16. whacks
  17. hammers
  18. punches
  19. knocks
  20. pounds
  21. forces
  22. repels
  23. strikes
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To cause to move; usually said of domestic animals
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. wrangles
  2. shoves
  3. raps
  4. beats
  5. kicks
  6. hunts
  7. dogs
  8. hounds
  9. hustles
  10. spurs
  11. worries
  12. goads
  13. prods
  14. herds
  15. chases
Proceed along in a vehicle
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. takes
  2. rouses
  3. aims
  4. prompts
  5. inspires
  6. makes
  7. arouses
  8. motivates
  9. provokes
  10. constrains
  11. frightens
  12. actuates
  13. hurries
  14. stimulates
  15. presses
  16. forces
  17. induces
  18. coerces
  19. compels
  20. urges
  21. hastens
  22. animates
  23. incites
  24. instigates
  25. propels
  26. impels
  27. gets
Antonyms:
  1. curbs
  2. drags
  3. represses
  4. retards
  5. discourages
  6. hinders
  7. dissuades
  8. stops
  9. halts
  10. checks
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A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. energies
  2. crusades
  3. thrusts
  4. vectors
  5. momentums
  6. causes
  7. impetuses
  8. campaigns
  9. efforts
  10. incentives
  11. initiatives
  12. compulsions
  13. movements
Antonyms:
  1. inertias
A driveway
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. driveways
  2. approaches
  3. parkways
Have certain properties when driven
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. rides

Words Related to Drives

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Drives Sentence Examples

  • An extensive system of city and suburban parks, connected by a series of beautiful drives, adds to the city's attractiveness.

  • The miasmatic exhalations caused by the sun playing on stagnant waters after the floods give rise to the "Sennar fever," which drives even the natives from the plains to the southern uplands.

  • Our boy John Luke Grasso drives a motor home!

  • You know what drives me crazy about you?

  • She is a combined milk and meat machine who drives, and is driven by, modern agribusiness.

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