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drove
Synonyms and Antonyms of drove
- people flocked to the annual festival in droves
Synonyms and Antonyms of drove
- cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco
- drove the plunger into the opening
- the corrupt governor was driven out of office
- machinery driven by waterpower
charged, electrified, energized, fired, fueled (or fuelled), generated, powered, pushed
discharged, launched, released, switched, tripped
aroused, excited, jump-started, kick-started, stimulated, vitalized
ignited, incited, instigated, provoked, quickened, stirred up
accelerated, catalyzed, sped (up) (or speeded (up)), stepped up
- this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft
- the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop
barreled (or barrelled), belted, blasted, blazed, blew, bolted, bombed [slang], bowled, breezed, bundled, bustled, buzzed, cannonballed, careened, careered, chased, coursed, cracked (on), dashed, flew, hared, hastened, hied, highballed, hotfooted (it), humped, hurled, hurried, hurtled, hustled, jetted, jumped, motored, nipped, pelted, raced, rammed, ran (also chiefly dialectal run), ripped, rocketed, rushed, rustled, scooted, scurried, scuttled, shot, sped (or speeded), stepped, tore, traveled (or travelled), trotted, whirled, whisked, zipped, zoomed
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