Definition for Drive:

• cause someone or something to move by driving; " She drove me to school every day"; " We drove the car to the garage"

Synonyms for Drive:

• n.

  •
  • spin,
  • expedition.
  •
  • actuate.
  •
  • fag.
  •
  • sink.
  •campaign for cause (noun)
  • action.
  •cause (noun)
  • execution,
  • evocation,
  • provocation,
  • factor,
  • root,
  • compunction,
  • mainspring,
  • motivator,
  • enforcement,
  • elicitation,
  • source,
  • origination,
  • generation,
  • grounds,
  • inspiration,
  • basis,
  • effectuation.
  •drive at (noun)
  • jaunt,
  • driveway,
  • vim,
  • struggle,
  • battle,
  • trip,
  • power,
  • fight.
  •energy (noun)
  • might,
  • puissance,
  • activity,
  • snap,
  • effervescence,
  • fervor,
  • potency,
  • spunk,
  • vivacity,
  • strength,
  • pep,
  • stamina.
  •haste (noun)
  • haste.
  •journey by vehicle (noun)
  • tour,
  • ramble.
  •motive (noun)
  • fermentation,
  • prompting,
  • induction,
  • fomentation,
  • magnetism,
  • enticement,
  • goading,
  • stimulation,
  • catalyst,
  • facilitation.
  •offensive (noun)
  • offensive.
  •person's will to achieve (noun)
  • impetus.
  •propulsion (noun)
  • pushing,
  • Throwing,
  • Shoving.
  •warfare (noun)
  • engagement,
  • conflict,
  • bloodshed,
  • hostility,
  • aggression,
  • war,
  • contest,
  • scramble,
  • guerre,
  • scuffle,
  • warfare,
  • combat,
  • tussle,
  • warpath.

• v.

  •battle (verb)
  • engage.
  •compel (verb)
  • foment,
  • dragoon,
  • daunt,
  • intimidate,
  • mandate,
  • bulldoze,
  • nag,
  • oblige,
  • stimulate,
  • incite,
  • pressure,
  • press,
  • dictate,
  • galvanize,
  • coerce,
  • stress,
  • hijack,
  • browbeat,
  • bully.
  •energize (verb)
  • energize,
  • charge,
  • invigorate,
  • recharge,
  • activate,
  • empower,
  • revive,
  • spark,
  • rouse.
  •hit with heavy blow (verb)
  • knock,
  • strike,
  • butt,
  • throw,
  • ram,
  • shoot.
  •propel (verb)
  • fling,
  • heave,
  • chuck,
  • lob,
  • pitch,
  • precipitate,
  • cast,
  • project,
  • compel,
  • propel,
  • flick,
  • catapult,
  • cant,
  • sling,
  • bunt,
  • launch,
  • shove,
  • impel,
  • hurl,
  • bowl,
  • toss,
  • shunt,
  • pelt.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • shepherd,
  • get-up-and-go.
  •
  • rush,
  • pilot.
  •
  • herd.
  •
  • work.
  •begin
  • trigger,
  • set in motion.
  •blow
  • whiff,
  • flutter.
  •move
  • give rise to.
  •plunge
  • hurtle.
  •poke at
  • prod.
  •Other relevant words:
  • helter-skelter,
  • hustle,
  • busy,
  • put in motion,
  • high pressure,
  • dibble,
  • set going,
  • chauffeur,
  • spoon,
  • bustle,
  • constrain,
  • keep busy,
  • getup,
  • manipulate,
  • get,
  • Grig,
  • control,
  • gig,
  • torch,
  • flurry,
  • ride herd on,
  • scurry,
  • lower,
  • sweat,
  • Dap,
  • fly,
  • scamper,
  • bang,
  • Dib,
  • forward,
  • constraint,
  • scuttle,
  • irresistible impulse,
  • seine,
  • obsessive compulsion,
  • starch,
  • hostile expedition.

Paraphrases for Drive:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    driving.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    driving.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    files, motorists, hikes, cancels, programmes, passes.
  • Noun, plural
    Households, licences, IDPS.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Kicks, stamina, effort, incentive, conductive, propulsion, offensive, decisiveness, motivator, motive, vibrancy, tractive, aspiration, vigour.
  • Verb, past tense
    led, dropped.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    accelerating, pushing, triggering, galvanizing, leading, pressing, leveraging, spurring, pursuing, rising, reassembling, Mobilizing, Bolstering, Furthering, climbing, installing.
  • Verb, past participle
    conducted.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    underlay, are, AM, Overflew, motivate, bring, govern, circulate.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    conducts, operates, makes.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, propel, steer, moves, Generating, evict, galvanize, motivate, expel, escort, accelerate, dislodge, bring, galvanise, induce, increased, govern, shove, circulate.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    driver, drivers, disks, DISCS.
  • Noun, plural
    drivers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    impetus, driver, driveability, driveshaft, motivation, initiative, desire, determination, rider, quest.

Antonyms for Drive:

• n.

  • campaign for cause
    inactivity, idleness.
  • person's will to achieve
    cowardice, laziness, hindrance, discouragement.
  • Other antonyms:
    feebleness, debilitation, hesitation, impotence, powerlessness, sluggishness, disfavor, haul, disinclination, allure, passivity, disgust, allergy, induce, softness, tow, lethargy, repulsion, diffidence, frailness, abomination, debility, distaste, nonchalance, unconcern, aversion, insouciance, infirmity, enfeeblement, listlessness, delicacy, indifference, loathing, tenderness, torpidity, tug, faintheartedness, timidity, frailty, dislike, repugnance, reluctance, lead, weakness, entice, incline, nausea, enervation, slightness, impotency, revulsion, faintness, apathy, disablement, lure, puniness, abhorrence, inanition, hatred, drag.

• v.

  • hit with heavy blow
    lose, help.
  • move or urge on
    halt, hinder, depress, please, procrastinate, pull, dally, repress, discourage, rest, dissuade, delay, curb, wait, check, let go, slow, leave alone, impede, calm, retard, stop, prevent.
  • moving, controlling a vehicle
    neglect, keep, walk, stand, hold, stay, remain, mismanage.

Homophones for Drive:

• draw up, drop away, droop, driveway, daraf, drupe, dead drop, derive, drab, drip, dwarf, deathtrap, date rape, diatribe, drop off, drove, Drib, droopy, DARPA, drub, dr, drive away, Dr., drop-off, derv, drive off, draba, drop by, drive up, draw off, drape, dry up, dewdrop, derby, drop, drippy.

Hypernym for Drive:

• n.

  • act
    firewall, cattle drive, impulse, forehand drive, impetus, impulsion, backhand drive.
  • artifact
    Winchester Drive, hard drive, cd drive, disk drive, fusee drive, ram disk, Cd-rom Drive, fusee, internal drive, external drive, disc drive.
  • attribute
    push, enterprisingness, action, ambitiousness, go-ahead, initiative, aggressiveness, enterprise, get-up-and-go, energy, ambition.
  • state
    hungriness, thirst, hunger, Thirstiness, hypoxia, sex drive.

• v.

  • motion
    drive around, coach, tool, pull, chauffeur, test drive, mush, drive.

Hyponym for Drive:

• n.

  • act
    return, conveyance, transportation, transferral, actuation, transport, transfer, propulsion.
  • artifact
    mechanism, device.
  • attribute
    trait.
  • state
    physiological condition, physical condition, physiological state.

• v.

  • competition
    hunt, track down, run, hunt down.
  • consumption
    power.
  • contact
    hollow, excavate, throw, impel, propel, HIT, dig.
  • creation
    make.
  • motion
    force, drive, cut through, locomote, move, cover, operate, pass over, travel, go, track, push, displace, get across, cut across, traverse, get over, control, cross.
  • social
    force, do work, squeeze, hale, pressure, work, coerce.

Meronym for Drive:

• n.

  • artifact
    arbor, spindle, mandril, mandrel.