Assertive synonyms and antonyms

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confident
The definition of confident is to be certain about something or feeling sure of yourself and your abilities.
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self-assured
Having or showing confidence and poise.
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postulation
The act of postulating or something postulated
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aggressive (related)
The definition of aggressive is someone who is prone to being competitive and makes strong attempts to win.
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self-asserting
Self-confident.
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strident
(Nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides
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try (related)
(Obsolete) Fine, excellent.
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attitude (related)
Marked by boldness and assertiveness
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diffident (antonym)
Full of diffidence; lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
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certain (related)
Perceptible; noticeable:
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dogmatic
(Philosophy, medicine) Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
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peremptory
Intolerantly positive or assured; imperious
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pronunciative
Of or relating to pronunciation.
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unconfident (antonym)
Not confident.
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emphatic
Expressed or performed with emphasis:
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forceful
With assertive force; powerful.
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strong (related)
Persuasive, effective, and cogent:
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confrontational (related)
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empathetic (related)
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pro-active (related)
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proactive (related)
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insistent
Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
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shy (antonym)
Easily startled; timid:
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dogma
A positive, arrogant assertion of opinion
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positive
Explicitly or openly expressed or laid down:
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absolute
Having no direct object. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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affirmativ
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affirmative
(Logic) Of, relating to, or being a proposition in which the predicate affirms something about the subject, such as the statement apples have seeds.
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articulate
Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language:
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declaratory
Declarative.
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pragmatic
Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
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pushy
Aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined.
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sure
(Obs.) Secure or safe
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announcement
The definition of an announcement is a public declaration of something.
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assertion
The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
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declaration
(Law) A formal statement initiating a lawsuit by specifying the facts and legal grounds for the relief sought; a complaint or petition.
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dictum
(Law) A side remark made in a judicial opinion that is not necessary for the decision in the case and therefore is not to be regarded as establishing the law of the case or setting legal precedent.
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ipse dixit
An unsupported assertion, usually by a person of standing; a dictum.
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proclamation
The definition of a proclamation is an announcement, or something being officially announced.
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say-so
Statement that something is so.
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quiet (antonym)
Having little motion or activity; calm.
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unassertive (antonym)
Not assertive; reserved.
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Assertive Sentence Examples

  • He has been very assertive and direct.

  • Some people are not assertive enough to ask for help.

  • Now that he's not, maybe I'll have to be a little more assertive.

  • Ian's behavior was too assertive in other ways too.

  • The character of Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan seems to have taken page from Moore's history.  Like Moore, Morgan was an assertive young athlete, who was raised by a single mom and rode an athletic scholarship to college.

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