Desire and Drive

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Desire

Desire noun - A strong wish for something.

Usage example: a desire for adventure and excitement prompted him to travel to Africa

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Drive is a synonym for desire in ambition topic. In some cases you can use "Drive" instead a noun "Desire".

Nearby Words: desirous, desirable, desired, desiring, Desiree

Drive

Drive noun - A strong wish for something.

Usage example: a drive to succeed in the television news business

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Desire is a synonym for drive in ambition topic. Sometimes you can use "Desire" instead a noun "Drive", if it concerns topics such as urge.

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

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How words are described

human	human desire	human drive
similar	similar desire	similar drive
specific	specific desire	specific drive
strong	strong desire	strong drive
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, constant, male, big, intense, little, dark, main, sexual, innate, personal, new, desperate, obsessive, pathological, single-minded.

Common collocations

person	desire person	drive person
power	desire power	drive power
friends	desire friends	drive friends

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