Assertive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Assertive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions

Adjective

aggressively self-assured

"an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"

"pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

assertive self-asserting self-assertive

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

See Also

aggressive imperative say boo to goose belly up dogmatist underassertive sharp elbowed assert

Related Terms

aggressive imperative say boo to goose belly up dogmatist underassertive sharp elbowed assert assertively pipe up pushy affirmatory confident nonassertion hyperassertive pushiness self assured bullish wisenheimer overassertive

Antonyms

unassertive

Rhyming Words

vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive

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