HARD-DRIVING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

hard-driving

adjective

ˈhär(d)-ˈdrī-viŋ

Definition of hard-driving

as in ambitious

having a strong desire for personal advancement she's the most hard-driving malpractice lawyer I've ever seen

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Recent Examples of hard-driving His expansive sonic palette includes soaring anthems, tender ballads, and hard-driving dance tracks with a focus on thumping bass and earworm melodies. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 26 May 2026 Given his hard-driving practice habits, quality as a person and his versatility playing both sides as a seventh or eighth defender, that’s probably worth doing. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Country Sides is an 11-track LP that showcases the Heathens’ range in melody and lyrics, drawing on sounds and styles that defined their two decades as a hard-driving Americana outfit. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026 Artemis, the Grammy-winning all-star ensemble spotlighting women bandleaders, brings its bold, hard-driving sound to Saturday. — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hard-driving

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Up to half of the more than 200,000 mountain glaciers — vast, slow moving rivers of ice that creep across the world’s peaks — are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if ambitious climate goals are met.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Some argue that cultural norms of male leadership and even outright discrimination keep women from top roles, while others argue that women are less ambitious than men.

— Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambitious

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Ghosh is one of the faculty members with an AI version that is part of an online startup bootcamp, where aspiring founders can rehearse investor pitches, sales calls, and board meetings.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Green and Perry starred alongside one another on the hit Fox series, in which Green portrayed the aspiring musician David Silver while Perry starred as the rebellious Dylan McKay, for 10 years from 1990 to 2000.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

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