hell-bent

adjective

Definition of hell-bentnext
as in intent

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Recent Examples of hell-bent Their push takes on a new urgency when Cleo (Fisher) moves to town and becomes hell-bent on reaching 1960s Paris to become Jean-Luc Godard’s muse. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026 Yet despite those signings not panning out, the owners are hell-bent on a salary cap, while the players are vehemently opposed. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Deadly Toys — Watch out for creepy dolls hell-bent on murder. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026 Across his three-year tenure, Espada has been hell-bent on constructing his best defensive alignment late in games the Astros are winning. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hell-bent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-bent
  1. intent
  2. dedicated
  3. resolute
  4. determined
  5. insistent
  6. sure
  7. adamant
  8. single-minded
Adjective
  • With the Colts intent on trading their best players, there’s a real possibility that the Jets could land the top pick, either naturally or by packaging their first-round pick and the Colts’ to move up.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Still, Ford is intent on keeping the costs low for its new electric truck.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of intent
Adjective
  • The Afro-chic, three-bedroom private villa Elela is like having your very own safari camp, fully equipped with staff, a private game vehicle, and even a dedicated watering hole for prime wildlife viewing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The band has also teamed with Superfan for VIP and travel experiences at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas for the residency run, with exclusives including fan activations, transportation and a dedicated Rush merch pop-up at the Fontainebleau.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of dedicated
Adjective
  • Remembering Dolores Huerta The fiery and resolute activist who helped launch and guide the nation’s first enduring labor union for poor farmworkers, and later became an inspiration to women and liberal true believers, has died.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And after October 7, opposition to the notion has become far more resolute.
    — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of resolute
Adjective
  • However, some executives remain determined to maintain a physical presence, believing that showing up during a crisis could give them a competitive advantage.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • That person was later determined to be dead, according to Nowels.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of determined
Adjective
  • The meaning is largely in the emotion and intelligence Lily brings to bear upon her work, the process, the insistent intertwining of her creativity and her becoming.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • It was meant to be, as 860’s insistent underscoring by Marc Shaiman will often remind you.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of insistent
Adjective
  • The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Harding possesses elite size, sure hands and the ability to get outside.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Wish fulfillment, sure, but if the wishes came with an instruction manual.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of sure
Adjective
  • On the younger side was Matthew Briggs, who was adamant to see Brooks live despite only knowing one song.
    — Rashad Alexander November 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Regardless, Republican Sam Matthews, an at-times independent voter who dropped into the Ohio GOP bus tour launch party in Strongsville, remained adamant Democrats continued to be too extreme for most of the electorate.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of adamant
Adjective
  • And with the Longhorns days away from the annual Red River Rivalry game against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, that means having a single-minded focus — and appreciation — for what’s ahead.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But in comparison with that movie’s central character, Arash grows less single-minded as his daylong journey progresses.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of single-minded

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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-bent. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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