Driven and Encouraged

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Driven adjective - Caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge.

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Encouraged and driven are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Encouraged" instead an adjective "Driven".

Nearby Words: drive, driving

Encouraged adjective - Inspired with confidence.

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Driven and encouraged are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Driven" instead an adjective "Encouraged".

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

That said, the Downstairs characters aren't exactly pure as driven snow, but we're clearly encouraged to sympathise with them a bit more.

Source: Film / Gosford Park
Driven to Suicide: Franky the Pitchfork, who is encouraged to kill himself by the paint pot.

Source: Video Game / Conker's Bad Fur Day
Freddie Mercury himself encouraged Brian May to make use of this trope, urging him to release the single "Driven by You" around the time of his death, so the single could sell better.

Source: Music / Queen

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