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hell bent on

ADJECTIVE
inexorable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
implacable inescapable merciless relentless unrelenting
WEAK
adamant adamantine bound bound and determined compulsory dead set on dogged hard harsh immobile immovable ineluctable inflexible ironclad like death and taxes locked-in mean business necessary no going back obdurate obstinate remorseless resolute rigid set in stone severe single-minded stubborn unappeasable unbending uncompromising unmovable unyielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kind merciful nice sympathetic
WEAK
flexible lenient remorseful yielding

Example Sentences

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But I’d like to think that, had we won the World Series last year, we’d be hell bent on getting back again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

“First thing, we played really good defenses. We played … some teams that are pretty hell bent on stopping the run, and they are good at it,” Callahan said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023

"It was a brazen act of conniving monster, hell bent on one thing - getting what you wanted at any cost."

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022

“To be honest, I was never hell bent on getting married,” Mr. Bahl said.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021

Trouble is that Sam is hell bent on ruining himself.

From Crooked Trails and Straight by Hutchison, D. C.