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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Best known for his ambitious documentary features, Kapadia described the process of adapting to the rigors of television production.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Tesla’s second-generation Roadster pairs ambitious performance hardware with a cockpit interface designed around driving data.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ambitious

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The film touches on the difficulties of being an aspiring female politician today.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
At Osschaert, the audience was transported to a forest with leaves scattered on the ground and turf, entering a dream-like set that centered around a young, aspiring designer’s workshop.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of aspiring

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