ASSERTIVE


Meaning of ASSERTIVE in English

adj. Function: adjective

1

Synonyms: EMPHATIC , forceful, insistent, resounding

2

Synonyms: AGGRESSIVE , assertory, militant, pushful, pushing, pushy, self-assertive

Related Words: affirmative; arbitrary, dogmatic, peremptory, positive; assured, certain, cocksure, opinionated, opinionative, self-assured, sure; confident, presumptuous, sanguine, self-confident

Contrasted Words: bashful, diffident, modest, shy; amenable, biddable, docile, submissive

Antonyms: retiring; acquiescent

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