Drive and Response

Drive

Drive noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.

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Response and drive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Response" instead a noun "Drive".

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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Drive and response are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drive" instead a noun "Response".

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

emotional	emotional drive	emotional response
human	human drive	human response
similar	similar drive	similar response
normal	normal drive	normal response
Other adjectives: specific, standard, initial, strong, actual, slow, sexual, last, different.

Bogie's response, rather than drive away from the dragons, is to drive off to the side and get out of their path.

Source: One-Dimensional Thinking
Somewhat justified in that the console's internal mechanisms glow a different color in response to each emotion stepping up to drive, presumably giving the gadgets different functions.

Source: Western Animation / Inside Out
John's response, "Or you can come out from that rock you're under and I'll drive this truck up your ass."

Source: Last Chance to Quit

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