Synonyms of hard-driving

hard-driving

adjective

ˈhär(d)-ˈdrī-viŋ 

as in ambitious

having a strong desire for personal advancement

she's the most hard-driving malpractice lawyer I've ever seen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambitious
• aspiring
• energetic
• go-getting
• dynamic
• pushing
• ardent
• diligent
• aggressive
• industrious
• enterprising
• self-seeking
• spirited
• hustling
• motivated
• driving
• eager
• venturesome
• competitive
• scrappy
• hungry
• impassioned
• lively
• vigorous
• avid
• animated
• determined
• opportunistic
• assertive
• venturous
• rival
• high-flying
• pushy
• gung ho
• competing
• pretentious
• self-assertive
• overambitious
• raring
• rivalrous
• keen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• unambitious
• disinterested
• casual
• easygoing
• apathetic
• lackadaisical
• uninterested
• unenthusiastic
• ambitionless
• unexcited
• lazy
• sluggish
• tepid
• halfhearted
• lethargic
• lukewarm
• shiftless
• listless
• uneager
• spiritless
• unassertive
• unaggressive
• lazyish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hard-driving

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

That’s a similar profile to hard-driving Bruce Cassidy, who was replaced by John Tortorella on the Vegas bench just one week ago. — Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 5 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