Synonyms of hard-driving

hard-driving

adjective

ˈhär(d)-ˈdrī-viŋ 

as in ambitious

having a strong desire for personal advancement

she's the most hard-driving malpractice lawyer I've ever seen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambitious
• aspiring
• energetic
• go-getting
• dynamic
• pushing
• ardent
• diligent
• aggressive
• industrious
• enterprising
• self-seeking
• spirited
• hustling
• motivated
• driving
• eager
• venturesome
• competitive
• scrappy
• hungry
• impassioned
• lively
• vigorous
• avid
• animated
• determined
• opportunistic
• assertive
• venturous
• rival
• high-flying
• pushy
• gung ho
• competing
• pretentious
• self-assertive
• overambitious
• raring
• rivalrous
• keen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• unambitious
• disinterested
• casual
• easygoing
• apathetic
• lackadaisical
• uninterested
• unenthusiastic
• ambitionless
• unexcited
• lazy
• sluggish
• tepid
• halfhearted
• lethargic
• lukewarm
• shiftless
• listless
• uneager
• spiritless
• unassertive
• unaggressive
• lazyish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hard-driving

Momma Rose, Lee’s hard-driving mater familias, and the archetype against which any mother with a child in showbusiness has since been compared. —Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024

Soto, represented by hard-driving super agent Scott Boras, has shown no indication of offering charity to his new employer like Ohtani did. —David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024

In this context, the classic image of the focused and hard-driving sales quota buster has changed to be totally team collaborative, internally and externally, in this age of high technology, rapid change, and total customer personalization. —Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024

After a lengthy investigation, authorities arrested Lyle and Erik in March 1990, charging them with first-degree murder in the deaths of their parents, Kitty, 47, a stay-at-home mom, and Jose, 45, a hard-driving Hollywood music executive. —Kc Baker, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024