Drive
Drive verb - To set or keep in motion.
Usage example: this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft
How words are described
| old | old drive | old work |
| nice | nice drive | nice work |
| similar | similar drive | similar work |
| normal | normal drive | normal work |
| Other adjectives: specific, short, complete, regular, single, actual, entire, hard, little, main, creative, new, major, final, next, last, said. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- But what makes her relatable is the fact that, unlike most of the characters, she is just an average human who knows a lot about magic, demonstrating that with enough drive and work, anyone could potentially become an awesome badass.
Source: Escapist Character - Salieri in Amadeus does this after continually being upstaged by the boorish, spoiled, conceited, but vastly more talented Mozart, ultimately deciding to steal his work and drive him to his death, because he couldn't stand that God had made Mozart more gifted than he.
Source: FaithHeel Turn -
It's why their other love interests don't work out, they don't have the drive the protagonists have.
Source: Series / Masters of Sex
Cite this Source
Work and Drive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/work
Drive & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/work>.
Work or Drive. 2016. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/work.
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