bent

Examples

• All

• There will always be tyrannical bad guys who are bent on forcing their will on everyone.

  Blog text (14)

• He's hell-bent on keeping me alive.

  Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

• In no hurry to finish, she seemed instead bent on using as much time as possible.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I seemed to be truly bent on saving not only New York but the world.

  Academic text (2000)

• Why were you so hell bent on being on everything being confidential?

• If anything, Jenny made him more bent on doing the best he could.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Graziani is hell bent on crushing the insurgency.

• Cuban dissidents are on this path, and the Cuban government is bent on stopping them.

  Academic text (2006)

• Vanessa told me that David's mother is hell-bent on having Thanksgiving this year and there's nothing we can do about it.

  Here (2024)

• My sister is bent on completing her degree no matter what challenges she faces.

Synonyms

D

determined

vsbent

399 2.5

Wanting strongly to do something and not giving up

is the inner strong intention that motivates action

B

bent on

vsbent

55 4.6

Determined to do something even if it is difficult or dangerous

is general strong intention without implying harm or negativity

O

out to

vsbent

39 6.8

Wanting very much to do something

is an unwavering inner intention rather than just a strong aim

H

hell-bent

vsbent

• Informal

32 7.5

Extremely determined to do something no matter the danger or cost

is determined without the reckless disregard for consequences

D

dead set

vsbent

• Informal

18 6.5

Firmly decided to do something or strongly against doing it

is focused on doing something rather than on opposition

D

dead set on

vsbent

• Informal

9 4.8

Want something very much and do not change their mind

is a broader strong intention not tied to one goal

D

dogged

vsbent

1 4.7

Being very determined and refusing to give up

is about a firm intention rather than the ongoing persistence

Antonyms

W

wavering

5.3

Hesitating and unsure about a decision or action

Idioms

B

bent on

55 4.6

Determined to do something even if it is difficult or dangerous

H

hell-bent

• Informal

32 7.5

Extremely determined to do something no matter the danger or cost

B

bent out of shape

• Informal

19 8.4

Very upset about a small or unimportant thing

Compounds

B

bent grass

• Specialized

4.5

A grass with fine leaves used for lawns and golf greens

B

bent-grass

5.1

A fine grass used for lawns and for smooth golf greens

B

brown bent

• UK

8.6

A common grass with thin stems and narrow leaves that grows in wet meadows

C

creeping bent

• Specialized

6.0

A low grass that spreads along the ground, often used for lawns and golf courses

D

dog bent

• UK

9.9

A common grass with thin stems and narrow leaves that grows in fields

R

Rhode Island bent

• US

5.5

A thin, soft grass with narrow leaves used for lawns and golf greens

V

velvet bent

• Specialized

7.5

A grass with narrow leaves and fine texture used for lawns and golf greens

V

velvet bent grass

• Specialized

6.9

A fine, low-growing grass people plant for lawns and golf courses

How Determined

unyielding

10 6.5

adamant

72 6.8

resolved

4.2

bent

31 4.4

determined

399 2.5

intent

54 4.9

inclined

194 3.8

Surface Forms

Etymology