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Driven vs Dedicated - What's the difference?

driven | dedicated |

As verbs the difference between driven and dedicated

is that driven is past participle of lang=en while dedicated is past participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between driven and dedicated

is that driven is obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals while dedicated is devoted; loyal; conscientious.

driven

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
  • (of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.

    • Derived terms

    * demand-driven English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles ----

    dedicated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Devoted; loyal; conscientious.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}

    Derived terms

    * dedicatedly

    Verb

    (head)