Synonyms of drives

drives 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of drive

1

as in runs

to urge, push, or force onward

cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco

Synonyms & Similar Words

• runs
• herds
• punches
• shepherds
• whips
• presses
• spurs
• prompts
• eggs
• exhorts
• prods
• wrangles
• goads
• pricks
• hounds
• flogs
• scourges

2

as in motors

to travel by a motorized vehicle

I'm going to drive across the country—want to come?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• motors
• automobiles
• tools
• rides
• races
• taxis
• wheels
• rolls
• taxies
• drags
• chauffeurs
• joyrides
• hacks

3

as in pushes

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one

drove the plunger into the opening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushes
• shoves
• propels
• thrusts
• moves
• jams
• squeezes
• forces
• impels
• pressures
• bears (down)
• compels
• compresses
• weighs (upon)
• depresses
• squashes
• muscles
• rams
• leans (on or against)
• bulldozes

4

as in compels

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

the corrupt governor was driven out of office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compels
• forces
• coerces
• obliges
• obligates
• pressures
• impels
• constrains
• presses
• impresses
• makes
• muscles
• blackmails
• intimidates
• dragoons
• bullies
• sandbags
• drags
• threatens
• cows
• bulldozes
• twists one's arm
• browbeats
• terrorizes
• blackjacks
• shames
• menaces
• harasses
• hectors
• high-pressures
• badgers
• hounds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allows
• permits
• lets
• moves
• argues
• induces
• satisfies
• talks (into)
• wins (over)
• prevails (on or upon)
• convinces
• persuades

5

as in activates

to cause to function

machinery driven by waterpower

Synonyms & Similar Words

• activates
• triggers
• sparks
• moves
• fuels
• generates
• powers
• starts
• runs
• ignites
• sets off
• pushes
• provokes
• actuates
• turns on
• cranks (up)
• touches off
• fires
• charges
• electrifies
• launches
• stimulates
• energizes
• trips
• switches
• turns over
• releases
• accelerates
• discharges
• incites
• kicks over
• excites
• arouses
• recharges
• reactivates
• instigates
• stirs up
• catalyzes
• quickens
• speeds (up)
• jump-starts
• kick-starts
• steps up
• vitalizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kills
• cuts
• stops
• brakes
• turns off
• cuts out
• shuts off
• arrests
• checks
• sticks
• stalls
• halts
• jams
• cuts off
• slows
• deactivates
• draws up
• suppresses
• represses
• decelerates
• stunts

6

as in moves

to set or keep in motion

this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moves
• activates
• propels
• works
• impels
• actuates
• stimulates
• triggers
• motivates
• provokes
• raises
• incites
• trips
• stirs (up)
• ferments
• sets off
• whips (up)
• inspires
• abets
• foments
• excites
• instigates
• rouses
• arouses
• fires (up)
• inflames
• galvanizes
• enflames

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contains
• regulates
• controls
• restrains
• inhibits
• checks
• curbs
• constrains
• reins (in)
• bridles

7

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly

the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeds
• travels
• rushes
• races
• hurries
• scurries
• flies
• chases
• trots
• runs
• zips
• jumps
• buzzes
• blows
• scoots
• rips
• jogs
• rams
• steps
• dashes
• shoots
• scuttles
• blasts
• motors
• zooms
• darts
• bowls
• tears
• hustles
• whirls
• bolts
• hurls
• barrels
• courses
• blazes
• hastens
• whisks
• hurtles
• belts
• careens
• rustles
• careers
• cracks (on)
• jets
• humps
• bustles
• bundles
• hies
• nips
• beats it
• rockets
• breezes
• steps on it
• pelts
• hares
• gallops
• makes tracks
• bombs
• gets a move on
• accelerates
• shakes a leg
• flits
• highballs
• scampers
• cannonballs
• hotfoots (it)
• sprints
• whizzes
• overtakes
• streaks
• stampedes
• outruns
• beetles
• outpaces
• quickens
• outstrips
• scuds
• steps out
• scuffles
• arrows
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• drags
• lingers
• pokes
• lags
• creeps
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• strolls
• dawdles
• shuffles
• saunters
• ambles
• tarries
• dallies
• slows (down or up)
• plods
• lumbers
• decelerates
• dillydallies

drives

2 of 2

noun

plural of drive

1

as in highways

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

raced our motorcycles along the drive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highways
• roads
• streets
• routes
• freeways
• thoroughfares
• expressways
• roadways
• carriageways
• boulevards
• arteries
• turnpikes
• passes
• arterials
• ways
• causeways
• lanes
• interstates
• avenues
• drags
• rows
• pike
• thruways
• pikes
• traces
• high roads
• motorways
• bypasses
• parkways
• corridors
• trails
• superhighways
• alleys
• tracks
• through streets
• autobahns
• side streets
• ring roads
• beltways
• switchbacks
• secondary roads
• Main Streets
• crossroads
• dual carriageways
• autostrade
• byways
• branches
• side roads
• circles
• autostradas
• alleyways
• places
• dead ends
• autoroutes
• backstreets
• corniches
• high streets
• closes
• shunpikes
• bystreets
• mews
• cul-de-sacs
• laneways
• culs-de-sac

2

as in campaigns

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal

a fund-raising drive for the school's marching band

Synonyms & Similar Words

• campaigns
• movements
• pushes
• causes
• crusades
• initiatives
• marches
• projects
• juggernauts
• actions
• bandwagons
• blitzes
• bids
• attacks
• maneuvers
• assaults
• missions
• offensives
• enterprises
• undertakings