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Driven vs Diligent - What's the difference?

driven | diligent |

As adjectives the difference between driven and diligent

is that driven is obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals while diligent is performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.

As a verb driven

is past participle of lang=en.

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 ----

    diligent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * diligence

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