Another word for aggressive
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Adjective
Inclined to act in a hostile way
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Another word for aggressive
Modifier
Energetic and forceful
Antonyms:Combative
Synonym Study
- Pushing is applied derogatorily to a forwardness of personality that manifests itself in officiousness or rudeness
- Assertive emphasizes self-confidence and a persistent determination to express oneself or one's opinions
- Militant implies a vigorous, unrelenting espousal of a cause, movement, etc. and rarely suggests the furthering of one's own ends
- Aggressive implies a bold and energetic pursuit of one's ends, connoting, in derogatory usage, a ruthless desire to dominate and, in a favorable sense, enterprise or initiative
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