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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California’s transition to electric vehicles is still underway, with more chargers for cars and trucks, more models to choose from and more ambitious sales targets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
But to enable ambitious research, the United States should take steps to reform the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambitious

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Jeffery played Bree — an aspiring cheerleader at Seabrook High School who becomes friends with Addison (Meg Donnelly) — in the 2018 Disney Channel musical telefilm Zombies and would reprise the role in the 2020 and 2022 sequels.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
After listening for hours to government tapes of Davis describing his role in the murder, jurors would be forgiven for thinking Keffe D was recorded almost as much as some aspiring rap artists.

— John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of aspiring

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