hell-bent (on or upon)

adjective

ˈhel-ˌbent How to pronounce hell-bent (on or upon) (audio)
Definition of hell-bent (on or upon)next
as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal she's hell-bent on a career in show business and heaven help anyone who gets in her way

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-bent (on or upon)
  1. determined
  2. intent
  3. resolute
  4. decisive
  5. positive
Adjective
  • And Powell made clear that the Fed is determined to maintain its statutory independence from Congress and the Presidency.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Appointment or not, all were determined to make it to the border and eventually Southern California.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of determined
Adjective
  • Back home on Wall Street, meanwhile, Lutnick seems intent on reviving the moribund SPAC market.
    Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • President of baseball operations Craig Breslow seems intent on upgrading his starting rotation, based on recent comments to The Athletic.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of intent
Adjective
  • Company leaders nominally accepted the resolute reformulation, but still accepted their nation’s long-standing conventions.
    Michael Useem, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, in the work of the list’s four Arizona firms, the state’s sublime tradition of Desert Modernism, solidified most notably throughout Phoenix in the 1950s in the single-family work of Alfred Beadle, continues statewide with resolute spiritedness.
    Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of resolute
Adjective
  • The value of assets tied to Donald Trump — and those likely to benefit under his administration — surged in the wake of his decisive electoral victory on Tuesday.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • If the polls are accurate, then just a relatively small handful of votes could play a decisive role in who emerges victorious.
    Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of decisive
Adjective
  • Travelers sicked by the virus in Africa have tested positive for the version in Germany, India, Kenya, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Heading into the selection show for this year’s NCAA Tournament, Franks was still positive.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of positive
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“Hell-bent (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-bent%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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