Synonyms of drove

drove 1 of 2

noun

ˈdrōv 

1

as in flock

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

people flocked to the annual festival in droves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flock
• swarm
• throng
• crowd
• horde
• multitude
• mob
• crush
• bike
• herd
• host
• army
• legion
• mass
• press
• rout
• cram
• masses
• millions
• scrum
• pile
• rabble
• mountain
• rabblement
• gaggle
• jam
• heap
• riffraff
• logjam

2

as in swarm

a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together

a drove of cattle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flock
• swarm
• herd
• school
• pack
• colony
• covey
• pod
• gaggle
• plump

drove

2 of 2

verb

past tense of drive

1

as in ran

to urge, push, or force onward

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ran
• punched
• shepherded
• herded
• whipped
• pressed
• spurred
• hounded
• prompted
• prodded
• goaded
• exhorted
• wrangled
• pricked
• egged
• flogged
• scourged

2

as in rode

to travel by a motorized vehicle

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rode
• motored
• raced
• tooled
• taxied
• automobiled
• rolled
• chauffeured
• wheeled
• dragged
• hacked
• joyrode

3

as in pushed

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

drove the plunger into the opening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• shoved
• propelled
• thrust
• moved
• forced
• squeezed
• impelled
• compelled
• pressured
• bore (down)
• jammed
• compressed
• weighed (upon)
• depressed
• leaned (on or against)
• squashed
• rammed
• bulldozed
• muscled

4

as in forced

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

the corrupt governor was driven out of office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forced
• compelled
• coerced
• obliged
• obligated
• pressured
• pressed
• impelled
• impressed
• dragooned
• constrained
• made
• muscled
• sandbagged
• blackjacked
• blackmailed
• bullied
• intimidated
• dragged
• threatened
• bulldozed
• hectored
• browbeat
• twisted one's arm
• terrorized
• menaced
• cowed
• badgered
• hounded
• shamed
• harassed
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• let
• allowed
• permitted
• moved
• convinced
• induced
• argued
• satisfied
• won (over)
• talked (into)
• persuaded
• prevailed (on or upon)

5

as in triggered

to cause to function

machinery driven by waterpower

Synonyms & Similar Words

• triggered
• sparked
• activated
• moved
• started
• fueled
• powered
• generated
• ran
• pushed
• set off
• ignited
• provoked
• turned on
• charged
• touched off
• actuated
• cranked (up)
• fired
• electrified
• switched
• launched
• stimulated
• turned over
• released
• discharged
• tripped
• energized
• kicked over
• accelerated
• excited
• incited
• aroused
• recharged
• reactivated
• instigated
• quickened
• stirred up
• stepped up
• jump-started
• catalyzed
• kick-started
• sped (up)
• vitalized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• cut
• stopped
• checked
• shut off
• turned off
• cut out
• stuck
• arrested
• halted
• cut off
• stalled
• jammed
• drew up
• slowed
• deactivated
• suppressed
• braked
• repressed
• stunted
• decelerated

6

as in moved

to set or keep in motion

this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moved
• propelled
• activated
• worked
• impelled
• actuated
• triggered
• stimulated
• raised
• provoked
• motivated
• set off
• whipped (up)
• stirred (up)
• tripped
• incited
• abetted
• inspired
• roused
• fermented
• excited
• instigated
• aroused
• fomented
• fired (up)
• galvanized
• inflamed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• checked
• contained
• controlled
• regulated
• restrained
• constrained
• inhibited
• curbed
• bridled
• reined (in)

7

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sped
• raced
• traveled
• flew
• hurried
• trotted
• scurried
• rushed
• chased
• jumped
• ran
• zipped
• buzzed
• scooted
• blew
• stepped
• darted
• blasted
• dashed
• scuttled
• tore
• rammed
• hustled
• bolted
• ripped
• zoomed
• bowled
• jogged
• whirled
• hurled
• motored
• hastened
• whisked
• rocketed
• blazed
• hurtled
• careened
• breezed
• rustled
• careered
• bundled
• barreled
• humped
• bustled
• shot
• pelted
• nipped
• coursed
• hied
• cracked (on)
• galloped
• jetted
• belted
• beat it
• bombed
• hared
• cannonballed
• stepped on it
• highballed
• flitted
• scampered
• sprinted
• shook a leg
• made tracks
• hotfooted (it)
• got a move on
• streaked
• whizzed
• accelerated
• stampeded
• scuffled
• overtook
• scudded
• beetled
• outpaced
• quickened
• stepped out
• outran
• outstripped
• caught up
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• crawled
• dragged
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• poked
• strolled
• hung (around or out)
• loitered
• sauntered
• ambled
• shuffled
• tarried
• dallied
• plodded
• dawdled
• lumbered
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drove

Noun

Lashlee took plenty of heat for this in the comments section, as droves of JMU fans flooded On3 reporter Brett McMurphy's post with taunts and jeers. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

The Aragon, which later generations experienced mainly as a shabby, sticky home for loud rock music, was once the North Side’s hub for romance, where young men and women came in droves to dance to mellow music in an elegant atmosphere. — Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Verb

As for Fox One, Murdoch said that the World Cup drove incremental subscriber growth, and that the company will continue to be opportunistic to grow that sub base. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Dwayne Hickman starred as the titular character Dobie Gillis, the lovestruck teenager whose quest for romance drove the show’s story lines. — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026