What is another word for aggressive?
2623 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv], [ ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv], [ ɐ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v]
When it comes to describing behaviour, the word "aggressive" is often used. However, there are several other synonyms that can be used to describe this kind of behaviour. Such synonyms include confrontational, hostile, bellicose, belligerent, combative, pugnacious, and militant. Each of these words conveys a similar meaning to "aggressive," but with varying degrees of intensity. For instance, while confrontational may imply a certain level of aggression, it is generally milder than belligerent or pugnacious. Thus, depending on the context, it may be useful to consider using one of these synonyms instead of "aggressive" to more accurately reflect the tone and severity of the behaviour being described.
Synonyms for Aggressive:
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adj.
• active • aggressive • ambitious- High-reaching ,
- ball of fire ,
- bent upon ,
- come on strong ,
- get up and go ,
- power-loving ,
- go getter ,
- hard ball ,
- inspired ,
- self-starting ,
- thirsty .
- exceeding bounds ,
- on the rampage ,
- more blustering ,
- more rampaging ,
- most blustering ,
- most rampaging ,
- on rampage ,
- out control ,
- pre dominant ,
- pre-dominant ,
- pro fuse ,
- pro-fuse ,
- tumultous tumultuous ,
- tumultous-tumultuous ,
- tumultoustumultuous ,
- un bridled ,
- un checked ,
- un controllable ,
- un-bridled ,
- un-checked ,
- un-controllable ,
- un-governable ,
- un-restrained .
- flippest ,
- have a bone pick ,
- have bone pick ,
- have bone to pick ,
- have chip on shoulder ,
- have chip shoulder ,
- have in for ,
- have it for ,
- hot tempered ,
- more battling ,
- most battling ,
- on outs .
- killer ,
- killer instinct ,
- more competing ,
- more killer ,
- more streetwise ,
- more vying ,
- most competing ,
- most killer ,
- most streetwise ,
- most vying .
- coming strong ,
- go getting ,
- goahead ,
- gogetting ,
- hypedup ,
- magnetic ,
- more activating ,
- more go getting ,
- more go-getting ,
- more gogetting ,
- more hyped up ,
- more hyped-up ,
- more hypedup ,
- more red blooded ,
- more red-blooded ,
- more redblooded ,
- most activating ,
- most go getting ,
- most go-getting ,
- most gogetting ,
- most hyped up ,
- most hyped-up ,
- most hypedup ,
- most red blooded ,
- most red-blooded ,
- most redblooded ,
- red blooded ,
- red-blooded ,
- redblooded .
- GOGO ,
- go go ,
- more advancing ,
- more craving ,
- more go go ,
- more go-go ,
- more gogo ,
- more gumptious ,
- more itching ,
- more lusting ,
- more take over ,
- more take-over ,
- more takeover ,
- more yearning ,
- most advancing ,
- most craving ,
- most go go ,
- most go-go ,
- most gogo ,
- most gumptious ,
- most itching ,
- most lusting ,
- most take over ,
- most take-over ,
- most takeover ,
- most yearning ,
- take-over ,
- up and coming .
- bare faced ,
- more bare faced ,
- more bare-faced ,
- more overassertive ,
- most bare faced ,
- most bare-faced ,
- most overassertive ,
- over assertive ,
- over weening ,
- over-assertive ,
- over-weening ,
- overweening ,
- pre sumptuous ,
- pre-sumptuous ,
- self assertive ,
- selfassertive ,
- smartalecky ,
- up pity ,
- up-pity .
- Over-bearing ,
- high handed ,
- high-handed ,
- more bidding ,
- more ordering ,
- most bidding ,
- most ordering ,
- over bearing .
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Other synonyms:
- Fiendish ,
- Hodgkin's Disease ,
- cancer ,
- carcinogen ,
- carcinogenic ,
- carcinoma ,
- controlled ,
- disciplined ,
- double-barreled ,
- fierce ,
- foolproof ,
- get-rich-quick ,
- half-baked ,
- impracticable ,
- leukaemia ,
- leukemia ,
- lymphoma ,
- melanoma ,
- metastasis ,
- piecemeal ,
- precancerous ,
- prepackaged ,
- preparatory ,
- prepared ,
- programmatic ,
- proposed ,
- sarcoma ,
- sequential ,
- step by step ,
- strategic ,
- tactical ,
- tumor ,
- well thought out ,
- workable .
- chip ,
- contingency .
- fixed .
Other relevant words:
- abhorrent ,
- abide ,
- abominable ,
- about ,
- abradant ,
- abrasive material ,
- abruptly ,
- absorb ,
- absorbed ,
- accelerator ,
- accelerator pedal ,
- accept ,
- ache ,
- acquire ,
- active agent ,
- active voice ,
- activist ,
- acuate ,
- acute accent ,
- acutely ,
- adhere ,
- adjudicate ,
- adjust ,
- admit ,
- adopt ,
- advance ,
- advantageousness ,
- adverse ,
- aegir ,
- affirmatory ,
- after part ,
- aggress ,
- agile ,
- agitate ,
- agonistical ,
- ague ,
- ahead ,
- ail ,
- aim ,
- alert ,
- alive ,
- aliveness ,
- all right ,
- all-fired ,
- all-firedly ,
- aloud ,
- alternate ,
- amaze ,
- ambitiousness ,
- ancestry ,
- angered ,
- angle ,
- animation ,
- antipathetical ,
- aplomb ,
- appal ,
- appall ,
- apprehend ,
- apprenticed ,
- approach ,
- approbative ,
- approbatory ,
- approving ,
- approximate ,
- approximately ,
- approximative ,
- archeological site ,
- ardent ,
- arduous ,
- arise ,
- armed forces ,
- armed services ,
- around ,
- arrange ,
- arrest ,
- arrive at ,
- arrogate ,
- arse ,
- articled ,
- artillery ,
- ask ,
- aspiration ,
- ass ,
- assail ,
- assault ,
- assaulter ,
- assay ,
- asserting ,
- assume ,
- assuming ,
- assumption ,
- assumptive ,
- assuredness ,
- astute ,
- athirst ,
- atomic number 26 ,
- atrociousness ,
- attacker ,
- attain ,
- attempt ,
- austere ,
- authoritarian ,
- authority ,
- autocratic ,
- avant-garde ,
- average ,
- averse ,
- avid ,
- awful ,
- babble ,
- babble out ,
- baby-sit ,
- babysit ,
- backside ,
- bad ,
- bad-mannered ,
- bad-tempered ,
- baffle ,
- baffling ,
- baleful ,
- bally ,
- ballyrag ,
- band ,
- bandaged ,
- bandstand ,
- bang ,
- bang-up ,
- bar ,
- barb ,
- barbarian ,
- barbarism ,
- barbarity ,
- barbarous ,
- barbarousness ,
- bare ,
- barefaced ,
- barmy ,
- barren ,
- barricade ,
- base ,
- baseless ,
- bastardly ,
- battler ,
- battue ,
- be given ,
- bear ,
- beast ,
- beat ,
- beef ,
- beggarly ,
- behind ,
- belligerence ,
- bend ,
- bended ,
- benignant ,
- bent grass ,
- bent on ,
- bent-grass ,
- benumb ,
- bequeath ,
- bestial ,
- bewilder ,
- bicker ,
- big ,
- bind ,
- bit ,
- bit by bit ,
- bit-by-bit ,
- bitch ,
- blab ,
- blab out ,
- black ,
- black market ,
- blast ,
- blatant ,
- bleed ,
- blinking ,
- block ,
- block off ,
- block up ,
- blockade ,
- blockage ,
- blood line ,
- blooded ,
- bloodline ,
- bloodstained ,
- blooming ,
- bluff out ,
- blustery ,
- bodacious ,
- boisterous ,
- bold face ,
- boldface ,
- boldness ,
- bolide ,
- bond ,
- boot ,
- border ,
- bore ,
- borrow ,
- boss around ,
- bother ,
- bottom ,
- bounce ,
- bouncing ,
- bouncy ,
- boundary ,
- bounderish ,
- bounds ,
- bowelless ,
- bracing ,
- braggart ,
- bragging ,
- braggy ,
- brainish ,
- brand ,
- branding iron ,
- brasslike ,
- brave out ,
- braw ,
- brawny ,
- brazen-faced ,
- bread and butter ,
- break ,
- break away ,
- break off ,
- bright ,
- brilliant ,
- bring ,
- bring in ,
- brisk up ,
- brisken ,
- bristle ,
- brook ,
- browbeat ,
- brusk ,
- brutally ,
- brute ,
- buffalo chip ,
- build ,
- bullet-headed ,
- bully ,
- bullyrag ,
- bum ,
- bumpy ,
- bunk ,
- buns ,
- buoyant ,
- business firm ,
- businesslike ,
- busy ,
- busybodied ,
- butch ,
- butcherly ,
- butt ,
- buttery ,
- buttocks ,
- buy out ,
- buy up ,
- ca-ca ,
- calculative ,
- call for ,
- campaign ,
- can ,
- cancer of the blood ,
- cancer the crab ,
- candid ,
- cantankerous ,
- captive ,
- cark ,
- carry ,
- case-hardened ,
- cast-iron ,
- catch ,
- cause ,
- cause of death ,
- cease ,
- cent ,
- centime ,
- certainly ,
- certificate ,
- charge ,
- charismatic ,
- charter ,
- chase ,
- chase after ,
- cheap ,
- check ,
- cheekiness ,
- chesty ,
- chevalier ,
- chic ,
- chill ,
- chip off ,
- chip shot ,
- chipping ,
- chirpy ,
- choose ,
- churning ,
- circle ,
- claim ,
- clamant ,
- clamorous ,
- clean ,
- clear ,
- clear-cut ,
- cleave ,
- cleverly ,
- cling ,
- clod ,
- close to ,
- closure ,
- coarse ,
- coarse-grained ,
- cock-a-hoop ,
- cocksure ,
- cogent ,
- cohere ,
- coherent ,
- coif ,
- coiffe ,
- coiffure ,
- coldness ,
- column inch ,
- combat ,
- combat-ready ,
- combatant ,
- come along ,
- come near ,
- come off ,
- come out ,
- come up ,
- common cold ,
- compass ,
- competitory ,
- complain ,
- comprehend ,
- compulsive ,
- conclusion ,
- condemnable ,
- conduct ,
- confine ,
- confirming ,
- conflicting ,
- congeal ,
- conjunct ,
- conjunctive ,
- conniving ,
- consecrate ,
- consecrated ,
- consecutive ,
- consider ,
- consort ,
- constitute ,
- constrained ,
- construct ,
- consume ,
- consummate ,
- contain ,
- contingence ,
- continuant ,
- contract ,
- contradictory ,
- contrastive ,
- control stick ,
- convey ,
- convinced ,
- cook ,
- cool down ,
- cool off ,
- coolheaded ,
- cooperative ,
- corking ,
- corpulent ,
- correct ,
- counter ,
- countersink ,
- course ,
- cow chip ,
- cow dung ,
- crab ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- cracking ,
- cranky ,
- crap ,
- crashing ,
- craze ,
- crazy ,
- crease ,
- create ,
- criminal ,
- crimson ,
- crinkle ,
- crispen ,
- crispy ,
- cross ,
- crowing ,
- crucify ,
- crude ,
- cruel ,
- crumpled ,
- crust ,
- crusted ,
- crustlike ,
- crying ,
- cupful ,
- curing ,
- curtly ,
- cussed ,
- cut down ,
- cut into ,
- cut off ,
- cutthroat ,
- cutting ,
- damn ,
- dandy ,
- dangerous ,
- dapper ,
- dare ,
- dash ,
- dashing ,
- daunting ,
- dead ,
- dead set ,
- deaden ,
- deal ,
- dear ,
- debauched ,
- decision ,
- declarative ,
- defecate ,
- defensive attitude ,
- define ,
- deform ,
- degage ,
- degenerate ,
- degraded ,
- delirium ,
- delve ,
- demand ,
- demoniacal ,
- dented ,
- denunciative ,
- denunciatory ,
- departure ,
- deplorable ,
- deposit ,
- derriere ,
- descent ,
- desecrate ,
- design ,
- desolate ,
- despairing ,
- despicable ,
- despoiler ,
- despotic ,
- destined ,
- determine ,
- detestable ,
- devout ,
- diamond ,
- diaphragm ,
- dictated ,
- die hard ,
- difficulty ,
- dig out ,
- dig up ,
- digest ,
- digging ,
- dim ,
- dire ,
- direct ,
- disaffected ,
- discharge ,
- discommode ,
- disconnected ,
- discontinue ,
- discrepant ,
- discriminating ,
- disdainful ,
- disharmonious ,
- dishonor ,
- dishonour ,
- disoblige ,
- disorder ,
- disposed ,
- disputative ,
- disquiet ,
- disrespect ,
- dissentious ,
- dissipated ,
- dissolute ,
- dissonant ,
- distinct ,
- distract ,
- distressful ,
- distressing ,
- distrust ,
- disturb ,
- divine ,
- do-or-die ,
- dog ,
- dogmatical ,
- dogmatist ,
- dominant allele ,
- dominating ,
- don budge ,
- dotty ,
- double-barrelled ,
- dour ,
- draw ,
- draw close ,
- draw near ,
- dreadful ,
- dream ,
- dress ,
- drive ,
- drop ,
- drudge ,
- drumbeater ,
- dry out ,
- dull ,
- dumbfound ,
- dusty ,
- eagre ,
- earn ,
- edacious ,
- edge ,
- edgy ,
- effectual ,
- efficacious ,
- efficient ,
- effort ,
- effrontery ,
- electropositive ,
- elusive ,
- elysian ,
- emphasised ,
- emphasized ,
- encounter ,
- encroacher ,
- encrusted ,
- end ,
- endeavor ,
- endeavour ,
- endure ,
- energising ,
- energizing ,
- engage ,
- engross ,
- engrossed ,
- engulf ,
- enlivened ,
- enraged ,
- entail ,
- enterprise ,
- enterprisingness ,
- enthusiast ,
- enwrapped ,
- erinyes ,
- escape ,
- essay ,
- establish ,
- esurient ,
- eumenides ,
- eventuality ,
- evil ,
- evildoer ,
- exact ,
- exacting ,
- examine ,
- excavate ,
- excavation ,
- excessive ,
- excitable ,
- exclamatory ,
- execute ,
- exercise set ,
- exigent ,
- exit ,
- exorbitant ,
- expiration ,
- exponential function ,
- exquisite ,
- extend ,
- extortionate ,
- extraneous ,
- extravagant ,
- extroverted ,
- exuberant ,
- face-off ,
- fag ,
- fain ,
- fanny ,
- fantastic ,
- farinaceous ,
- fastest ,
- fasting ,
- favorableness ,
- favourableness ,
- fe ,
- fearless ,
- feasible ,
- feather ,
- feed ,
- felled seam ,
- fend ,
- feral ,
- ferociously ,
- ferociousness ,
- ferocity ,
- fervid ,
- fierceness ,
- fiery ,
- fight ,
- fighter ,
- fill ,
- film ,
- fin ,
- finding ,
- fine ,
- finish ,
- fire ,
- fit ,
- fix ,
- flack ,
- flag-waver ,
- flag-waving ,
- flagitious ,
- flak ,
- flake ,
- flamboyant ,
- flaming ,
- flash ,
- flashy ,
- fleck ,
- flick ,
- flint ,
- flip out ,
- flip over ,
- flip-flop ,
- flow ,
- flummox ,
- flush ,
- fly ,
- fly the coop ,
- flying ,
- foe ,
- foeman ,
- foolhardy ,
- foot race ,
- footrace ,
- for certain ,
- for sure ,
- forbidding ,
- force ,
- fore ,
- foregone conclusion ,
- forgetful ,
- form ,
- formidable ,
- forrad ,
- forrader ,
- forrard ,
- forte ,
- forth ,
- forthcoming ,
- forthright ,
- forward-moving ,
- forwards ,
- four flush ,
- foursquare ,
- frank ,
- frantic ,
- free ,
- free burning ,
- free-enterprise ,
- free-spoken ,
- freebooter ,
- frenetic ,
- frenzy ,
- freshly ,
- freshness ,
- fricative ,
- frighten away ,
- frighten off ,
- frightful ,
- frigid ,
- frigidity ,
- frizzly ,
- frizzy ,
- frontward ,
- frontwards ,
- frosty ,
- froward ,
- frozen ,
- fructify ,
- fucking ,
- full point ,
- full stop ,
- full-blood ,
- full-bodied ,
- fulsome ,
- function ,
- fundament ,
- furiousness ,
- furnace lining ,
- fuss ,
- fussy ,
- gaga ,
- gain ,
- gall ,
- game ,
- gamey ,
- gamy ,
- garish ,
- gas ,
- gas pedal ,
- gaudy ,
- gawk ,
- gay ,
- gear up ,
- genus cancer ,
- get ,
- get along ,
- get hold of ,
- get on ,
- get the picture ,
- get to ,
- get up ,
- gibe ,
- gimcrack ,
- give ,
- give chase ,
- give up ,
- given ,
- glossy ,
- go ,
- go down ,
- go on ,
- go under ,
- go up ,
- goaded ,
- goal-directed ,
- god-awful ,
- godforsaken ,
- going away ,
- good ,
- goof-proof ,
- goofproof ,
- goon ,
- gore ,
- gradually ,
- grainy ,
- grampus ,
- granitic ,
- granular ,
- granulose ,
- graphic ,
- grasp ,
- grating ,
- grave ,
- gravel ,
- gravelly ,
- grease gun ,
- great ,
- green light ,
- green-eyed monster ,
- grievous ,
- grim ,
- grind ,
- gripe ,
- groovy ,
- grouchy ,
- groundless ,
- grumpy ,
- guide ,
- gun for hire ,
- gunman ,
- gunslinger ,
- haggle ,
- haggling ,
- halfhearted ,
- halt ,
- hang ,
- hang in ,
- hang on ,
- hard ,
- hard-bitten ,
- hardened ,
- hardening ,
- hardheaded ,
- hardihood ,
- hardiness ,
- hardworking ,
- hassle ,
- hasty ,
- hateful ,
- haughty ,
- haunting ,
- have ,
- have in mind ,
- hazardous ,
- head for the hills ,
- heady ,
- hear ,
- heartfelt ,
- heavy ,
- heavy weapon ,
- hector ,
- heedless ,
- hefty ,
- heinousness ,
- hellish ,
- herculean ,
- heroic ,
- hide ,
- hideous ,
- high-and-mighty ,
- high-strung ,
- highly strung ,
- hightail it ,
- hind end ,
- hindquarters ,
- hire ,
- hired gun ,
- hit man ,
- hitch ,
- hitman ,
- hoarse ,
- hold ,
- hold back ,
- hold fast ,
- hold on ,
- hold up ,
- hold water ,
- hollow ,
- hood ,
- hoodlum ,
- hooligan ,
- horrible ,
- horrifying ,
- hostility ,
- hot ,
- hotheaded ,
- house ,
- huffy ,
- human dynamo ,
- hunch ,
- hundred-percenter ,
- hungry ,
- hunky-dory ,
- hunt ,
- hunt down ,
- hurt ,
- husky ,
- hysteria ,
- idle ,
- ill-affected ,
- ill-bred ,
- ill-humored ,
- ill-humoured ,
- ill-sorted ,
- immaterial ,
- immediate ,
- immerse ,
- immobile ,
- immoveable ,
- impassioned ,
- impelled ,
- imperative form ,
- imperative mood ,
- impertinence ,
- imply ,
- impregnable ,
- impudence ,
- impulsive ,
- in ,
- in effect ,
- in force ,
- in small stages ,
- in stages ,
- inadequate ,
- inappropriate ,
- inaugurate ,
- incendiary ,
- incitive ,
- inclination ,
- incline ,
- inclined ,
- incommode ,
- incontrovertibility ,
- incontrovertible ,
- incontrovertibleness ,
- inconvenience ,
- inconvenience oneself ,
- indentured ,
- indignation ,
- indisposed ,
- indisputable ,
- indocile ,
- induce ,
- inexorable ,
- infeasible ,
- infuriated ,
- infuse ,
- ingest ,
- inharmonic ,
- inhuman ,
- inhumanity ,
- initiative ,
- insensate ,
- instant ,
- instigative ,
- intend ,
- intention ,
- intercept ,
- interchange ,
- intimidation ,
- intrepid ,
- intriguing ,
- intuition ,
- invigorated ,
- inviolable ,
- involve ,
- iron out ,
- ironic ,
- ironical ,
- irrefutable ,
- irrepressible ,
- irreverent ,
- isolated ,
- issue ,
- jab ,
- jaunty ,
- jazzy ,
- jejune ,
- jell ,
- jibe ,
- jittery ,
- joint ,
- jolting ,
- jolty ,
- joystick ,
- judge ,
- juiceless ,
- jump ,
- jumpy ,
- jussive mood ,
- just about ,
- justificative ,
- justificatory ,
- keep ,
- keister ,
- kibosh ,
- kick back ,
- kicking ,
- killer whale ,
- kinky ,
- knack ,
- knap ,
- knifelike ,
- knock-down ,
- knockout ,
- knotty ,
- kvetch ,
- labor ,
- labour ,
- laconic ,
- ladder ,
- laid ,
- lam ,
- lame ,
- lament ,
- lancinate ,
- lancinating ,
- lash out ,
- lasting ,
- law offender ,
- lay ,
- lay down ,
- lay off ,
- lay out ,
- layover ,
- lead ,
- leaf ,
- leaning ,
- leap ,
- leaping ,
- learn ,
- lease ,
- leave ,
- leaving ,
- lecture ,
- let the cat out of the bag ,
- leucaemia ,
- libertine ,
- life ,
- life-threatening ,
- lifelike ,
- light ,
- limit ,
- line ,
- line of descent ,
- lineage ,
- list ,
- little ,
- little by little ,
- live ,
- livelihood ,
- loath ,
- loathsome ,
- localise ,
- localize ,
- located ,
- lodge ,
- logical positivism ,
- long ,
- look at ,
- looter ,
- lordly ,
- loss ,
- lot ,
- loth ,
- loudly ,
- loving cup ,
- low temperature ,
- lowbred ,
- lowering ,
- loyal ,
- loyalist ,
- lubber ,
- lukewarm ,
- lummox ,
- lump ,
- lustful ,
- madcap ,
- maddened ,
- madness ,
- magisterial ,
- magnetised ,
- magnetized ,
- make believe ,
- make up ,
- make water ,
- malcontent ,
- malefic ,
- malign ,
- malignance ,
- malignant melanoma ,
- malignant neoplastic disease ,
- malignity ,
- manic ,
- manly ,
- marijuana cigarette ,
- mark ,
- massive ,
- masterly ,
- mealy ,
- mean value ,
- meanspirited ,
- melt ,
- melt down ,
- mental attitude ,
- meretricious ,
- merry ,
- mesomorphic ,
- micro chip ,
- microchip ,
- microprocessor chip ,
- micturate ,
- mightily ,
- military machine ,
- mingy ,
- misanthropic ,
- misanthropical ,
- miserly ,
- misgiving ,
- mismated ,
- mistrust ,
- mixer ,
- model ,
- modishly ,
- moil ,
- monstrous ,
- monumental ,
- moral force ,
- more or less ,
- moth-eaten ,
- mouth ,
- move ,
- myopic ,
- mystify ,
- nagging ,
- name ,
- nappy ,
- nates ,
- nationalistic ,
- natty ,
- natural ,
- natural state ,
- nauseating ,
- nauseous ,
- near ,
- neat ,
- necessitate ,
- need ,
- needlelike ,
- nerveless ,
- nettlesome ,
- never-say-die ,
- new ,
- newly ,
- nick ,
- nifty ,
- nimble ,
- nipping ,
- nippy ,
- noisome ,
- nominate ,
- noncompliant ,
- nonplus ,
- not bad ,
- novel ,
- numb ,
- oaf ,
- obese ,
- objectionable ,
- obscene ,
- occlusion ,
- occlusive ,
- occupy ,
- offence ,
- offend ,
- offense ,
- offensive activity ,
- oily ,
- ok ,
- okay ,
- old ,
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- onslaught ,
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- penetrating ,
- penetration ,
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- period ,
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- persist ,
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- piercing ,
- pillager ,
- pillory ,
- pin ,
- pipe ,
- pipe up ,
- piquant ,
- piss ,
- pitch ,
- place ,
- place upright ,
- placed ,
- plain ,
- plainspoken ,
- plan of attack ,
- plant ,
- plausive ,
- play ,
- pledge ,
- plosive ,
- plosive consonant ,
- plosive speech sound ,
- plow ahead ,
- plucky ,
- plunderer ,
- plunge ,
- plus ,
- ply ,
- point ,
- point of view ,
- point-blank ,
- poise ,
- poisonous ,
- poke ,
- poker chip ,
- political campaign ,
- poop ,
- poor ,
- portly ,
- pose ,
- position ,
- positive degree ,
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- positivist ,
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- possessed ,
- posterior ,
- postulate ,
- posture ,
- potato chip ,
- pouch ,
- powerhouse ,
- practicable ,
- prat ,
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- precipitant ,
- precipitate ,
- precondition ,
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- predacious ,
- predominant ,
- prepacked ,
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- prescribed ,
- press ,
- pressing ,
- presumptuousness ,
- pretend ,
- prevail ,
- prevailing ,
- prevalent ,
- prideful ,
- primed ,
- primitive ,
- private-enterprise ,
- probationary ,
- problem ,
- problematic ,
- problematical ,
- proceeds ,
- prod ,
- produce ,
- profane ,
- profitableness ,
- profligate ,
- progress ,
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- prohibitionist ,
- prompt ,
- promptly ,
- propaedeutic ,
- protection ,
- prove ,
- provisionary ,
- public lecture ,
- public square ,
- puddle ,
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- pull in ,
- punk ,
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- push ,
- push around ,
- put ,
- put out ,
- put up ,
- puzzle ,
- quarter ,
- queasy ,
- quest after ,
- quest for ,
- quetch ,
- quick-tempered ,
- quickly ,
- quit ,
- rabble-rousing ,
- race ,
- rack ,
- racy ,
- raffish ,
- rage ,
- raiding ,
- rain down ,
- rainfall ,
- rainwater ,
- rake ,
- rakish ,
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- rampantly ,
- range ,
- rape ,
- rash ,
- rasping ,
- raspy ,
- rattling ,
- raucous ,
- ravel ,
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- raving mad ,
- ravish ,
- raw ,
- reach ,
- read ,
- readiness ,
- ready ,
- real estate ,
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- realise ,
- realize ,
- realty ,
- rear ,
- rear end ,
- rearing ,
- rebound ,
- recoil ,
- recollective ,
- red ,
- reefer ,
- refreshed ,
- refreshful ,
- refreshing ,
- reinvigorated ,
- release ,
- relentless ,
- relieve ,
- relieve oneself ,
- remain firm ,
- remove ,
- render ,
- rent ,
- repeat ,
- repetitive ,
- reprehensible ,
- repugnant ,
- require ,
- resile ,
- resilient ,
- resist ,
- resistant ,
- resistive ,
- resonant ,
- resonating ,
- restive ,
- restrict ,
- retentive ,
- reticent ,
- return ,
- reverberate ,
- reverberating ,
- reverberative ,
- reverse ,
- rich ,
- ricochet ,
- ride ,
- rife ,
- riff ,
- riffle ,
- rig ,
- right ,
- rigid ,
- rigorous ,
- rill ,
- riotous ,
- rip ,
- rise ,
- risky ,
- rivulet ,
- robustious ,
- rocky ,
- roiled ,
- roiling ,
- roily ,
- rotund ,
- roue ,
- rough in ,
- rough out ,
- roughneck ,
- roughshod ,
- round ,
- rowdy ,
- royalist ,
- ruckle ,
- rudeness ,
- ruffian ,
- ruffianly ,
- rugged ,
- rumbustious ,
- rump ,
- run away ,
- run for ,
- runnel ,
- running ,
- running game ,
- running play ,
- rush ,
- sabre rattling ,
- sack ,
- sales booth ,
- saltation ,
- sample ,
- sang-froid ,
- sanguine ,
- satisfying ,
- saucy ,
- sauk ,
- savageness ,
- savory ,
- savoury ,
- savvy ,
- scandal ,
- scandalisation ,
- scandalise ,
- scandalization ,
- scandalize ,
- scant ,
- scare ,
- scare away ,
- scare off ,
- scarper ,
- scat ,
- scheming ,
- score ,
- scrap ,
- scrapper ,
- scratchy ,
- screwball ,
- scrunch ,
- scrunch up ,
- scrupulous ,
- sea wolf ,
- sealed ,
- searching ,
- seat ,
- second power ,
- secure ,
- securely ,
- security department ,
- security measures ,
- security system ,
- seditious ,
- seduce ,
- seek ,
- seize ,
- select ,
- self-aggrandising ,
- self-aggrandizing ,
- self-assertiveness ,
- self-assurance ,
- self-confidence ,
- self-contradictory ,
- self-effacing ,
- self-important ,
- self-opinionated ,
- send on ,
- separated ,
- sequent ,
- serial ,
- set on ,
- set up ,
- set-apart ,
- seth ,
- shaft ,
- shape up ,
- sharp-worded ,
- sharply ,
- sheer ,
- shift ,
- shit ,
- shock ,
- shoot ,
- shooter ,
- short-change ,
- short-circuit ,
- shortly ,
- shortsighted ,
- shortstop ,
- shot ,
- show up ,
- showdown ,
- shrewd ,
- shriek ,
- shuffle ,
- shuffling ,
- sibilant ,
- sic ,
- sickening ,
- signify ,
- silicon chip ,
- sincere ,
- sinewy ,
- sing ,
- sinister ,
- sit around ,
- sit down ,
- situated ,
- skimpy ,
- sky ,
- slam ,
- slant ,
- slap ,
- slap-up ,
- slaughterous ,
- slavish ,
- slayer ,
- sledding ,
- slimy ,
- smack ,
- smarmy ,
- smarting ,
- smartness ,
- smashing ,
- smoothing iron ,
- snappish ,
- sniffy ,
- snipe ,
- snotty-nosed ,
- soak up ,
- soapy ,
- sober ,
- sociable ,
- societal ,
- softheaded ,
- solemn ,
- solid ,
- solidification ,
- solidifying ,
- solved ,
- some ,
- somersault ,
- somersaulting ,
- somerset ,
- sound off ,
- spartan ,
- spat ,
- speak ,
- specify ,
- speedy ,
- spend a penny ,
- spiffy ,
- spill ,
- spill the beans ,
- spirant ,
- spirit ,
- splashy ,
- spliff ,
- splintering ,
- spoiler ,
- sporty ,
- spring ,
- springy ,
- spruce ,
- sprucely ,
- spry ,
- squabble ,
- square toes ,
- square up ,
- squarely ,
- squawk ,
- stab ,
- stabbing ,
- stabile ,
- stage set ,
- stale ,
- stall ,
- stand by ,
- stand for ,
- standpoint ,
- standstill ,
- stark ,
- state of nature ,
- stay ,
- stay put ,
- steadfast ,
- steadfastly ,
- steady ,
- stemma ,
- stepwise ,
- stick around ,
- stick by ,
- stick out ,
- stick to ,
- stick up ,
- stiff ,
- stimulate ,
- sting ,
- stir ,
- stock ,
- stomach ,
- stony ,
- stool ,
- stop consonant ,
- stop over ,
- stopover ,
- stoppage ,
- straight ,
- straight-from-the-shoulder ,
- straightaway ,
- straightforward ,
- strain ,
- strained ,
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- strategical ,
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- streamlet ,
- street fighter ,
- street smart ,
- stress ,
- strict ,
- strike ,
- strike down ,
- strong-armer ,
- study ,
- stumblebum ,
- stupefy ,
- submit ,
- subscribe ,
- subscribe to ,
- subservient ,
- substantial ,
- successive ,
- suddenly ,
- suffer ,
- sullen ,
- supercilious ,
- superpatriotic ,
- support ,
- sure as shooting ,
- sure enough ,
- sure thing ,
- surefooted ,
- surely ,
- sureness ,
- surety ,
- surface ,
- surviving ,
- suspiciousness ,
- sustenance ,
- swaggering ,
- sweet ,
- swell ,
- switch ,
- tack ,
- tacky ,
- tag ,
- tail ,
- tail end ,
- take a crap ,
- take a hop ,
- take a leak ,
- take a shit ,
- take aim ,
- take away ,
- take control ,
- take hold ,
- take in ,
- take on ,
- take to the woods ,
- take up ,
- takings ,
- talk of the town ,
- talking ,
- tally ,
- tampering ,
- tart ,
- taste ,
- tattle ,
- tatty ,
- tauten ,
- tawdry ,
- tearaway ,
- tearing ,
- techy ,
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- telling ,
- tend ,
- tentative ,
- terminate ,
- terrible ,
- terse ,
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- testament ,
- tetchy ,
- theca ,
- thin ,
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- think ,
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- thought-provoking ,
- thrill ,
- throttle ,
- throw ,
- thumb ,
- tidal bore ,
- tie-up ,
- tiff ,
- tight ,
- tilt ,
- tip ,
- toast ,
- toil ,
- tolerate ,
- tone-beginning ,
- tonic ,
- tooshie ,
- torpedo ,
- torrid ,
- toss ,
- touchy ,
- toughened ,
- toughie ,
- track ,
- track down ,
- trail ,
- train ,
- trammel ,
- transforming gene ,
- transfuse ,
- trashy ,
- travail ,
- trespassing ,
- trial ,
- triggerman ,
- trouble oneself ,
- troubled ,
- troubling ,
- truehearted ,
- trust ,
- trusted ,
- try on ,
- try out ,
- turn ,
- turn back ,
- turn over ,
- turn tail ,
- turn up ,
- tush ,
- twist ,
- twitch ,
- typeset ,
- tyrannic ,
- tyrannical ,
- ultranationalistic ,
- unaffectionate ,
- unappeasable ,
- unassailable ,
- unassuming ,
- unattackable ,
- unawares ,
- unbendable ,
- uncaring ,
- uncivil ,
- uncivilised ,
- uncivilized ,
- uncomplimentary ,
- uncompromising ,
- unconscionable ,
- uncorrectable ,
- uncut ,
- underbred ,
- underdone ,
- undismayed ,
- unfailing ,
- unfaltering ,
- unfearing ,
- unfeasible ,
- unfermented ,
- unfitting ,
- unfluctuating ,
- unforesightful ,
- unforgiving ,
- unfounded ,
- ungovernable ,
- ungracious ,
- unhesitating ,
- unhinge ,
- uninvolved ,
- unmanageable ,
- unmannered ,
- unmannerly ,
- unmerciful ,
- unmovable ,
- unnerving ,
- unplayful ,
- unravel ,
- unregenerate ,
- unrepentant ,
- unretentive ,
- unsavory ,
- unsavoury ,
- unshakable ,
- unshaken ,
- unsmooth ,
- unspeakable ,
- unsubduable ,
- unsuited ,
- unsympathetic ,
- untamed ,
- unused ,
- unwarranted ,
- unwavering ,
- unwaveringly ,
- unwearying ,
- unworkable ,
- unworthy ,
- uppity ,
- uprise ,
- upset ,
- uptight ,
- urinate ,
- use up ,
- usurious ,
- usurp ,
- utter ,
- vanish ,
- vehemence ,
- venomous ,
- verbalise ,
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- vex ,
- viable ,
- viciously ,
- viciousness ,
- viewpoint ,
- vigorously ,
- vile ,
- violate ,
- violative ,
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- violent disorder ,
- virile ,
- virtuoso ,
- vital ,
- vocal ,
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- voguish ,
- volition ,
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- war advocacy ,
- war machine ,
- warm ,
- warriorlike ,
- waste ,
- wayward ,
- weather ,
- wed ,
- wedge ,
- wee ,
- wee-wee ,
- whipping ,
- whiz-kid ,
- whizz-kid ,
- wicked ,
- wildcat ,
- wilderness ,
- wildness ,
- wise ,
- with-it ,
- withdraw ,
- wolf ,
- wolfish ,
- work ,
- worrisome ,
- worry ,
- worrying ,
- worthless ,
- wrangle ,
- wrapped ,
- wretched ,
- wrinkle ,
- wry ,
- yeasty ,
- yield ,
- yob ,
- yobbo ,
- yobo ,
- yokelish ,
- zealot .
- make .
- Armigerous ,
- Assailing ,
- Assertory ,
- Asseverative ,
- Battling ,
- Brawly ,
- Chippy ,
- Energetical ,
- Eristic ,
- Hard-headed ,
- Hustling ,
- Obsidional ,
- Polarizing ,
- abrupt ,
- acute ,
- advancing ,
- adventuresome ,
- adventurous ,
- affirmative ,
- aggression ,
- aggressiveness ,
- aggressor ,
- agonistic ,
- ambitious ,
- angry ,
- animated ,
- antipathetic ,
- argumentative ,
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- arrogant ,
- assailant ,
- assaultive ,
- assertiveness ,
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- assurance ,
- audacious ,
- barbaric ,
- battleful ,
- bearish ,
- beastly ,
- bickering ,
- bleak ,
- bloodthirsty ,
- bloody ,
- bloody-minded ,
- bluff ,
- blunt ,
- boastful ,
- bold ,
- bossy ,
- brash ,
- brassy ,
- brave ,
- brazen ,
- brisk ,
- brusque ,
- brutal ,
- brutish ,
- bullish ,
- bullying ,
- calculating ,
- cavalier ,
- certain ,
- certainty ,
- challenging ,
- chauvinist ,
- chauvinistic ,
- cheeky ,
- choleric ,
- churlish ,
- cocky ,
- coercive ,
- cold ,
- cold-blooded ,
- come on ,
- companionable ,
- compelling ,
- competitive ,
- confidence ,
- confident ,
- confrontational ,
- conscientious ,
- contentious ,
- contrary ,
- contumacious ,
- convincing ,
- cool ,
- courageous ,
- crisp ,
- crusty ,
- culprit ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- curt ,
- cynical ,
- daring ,
- declaratory ,
- defensive ,
- defiant ,
- definite ,
- demanding ,
- detached ,
- dictatorial ,
- difficult ,
- diligent ,
- disagreeable ,
- disobedient ,
- disputatious ,
- disturbing ,
- divisive ,
- doctrinaire ,
- dog-eat-dog ,
- dogged ,
- dogmatic ,
- drastic ,
- driving ,
- dry ,
- dynamic ,
- dynamical ,
- eager ,
- earnest ,
- effective ,
- emphatic ,
- encroaching ,
- enemy ,
- energetic ,
- enterprising ,
- enthusiastic ,
- factional ,
- factious ,
- fast-growing ,
- ferocious ,
- fighting ,
- firm ,
- flip ,
- forceful ,
- forcible ,
- fractious ,
- frenzied ,
- fresh ,
- full of fight ,
- full of pep ,
- furious ,
- gladiatorial ,
- go after ,
- go ahead ,
- go-go ,
- goal-oriented ,
- gruff ,
- gutsy ,
- hard sell ,
- hard-hitting ,
- hard-working ,
- harsh ,
- hawkish ,
- headstrong ,
- hearty ,
- high pressure ,
- hot-tempered ,
- ill-tempered ,
- imperative ,
- imperious ,
- impertinent ,
- impetuous ,
- importunate ,
- impudent ,
- in-your-face ,
- incisive ,
- incompatible ,
- incursion ,
- incursive ,
- indefatigable ,
- industrious ,
- inflammatory ,
- inimical ,
- insensitive ,
- insistent ,
- insolent ,
- insubordinate ,
- intense ,
- interfering ,
- intimidating ,
- intractable ,
- intruding ,
- invader ,
- invading ,
- invasive ,
- irascible ,
- irritable ,
- jealousy ,
- jingo ,
- jingoish ,
- jingoist ,
- jingoistic ,
- keen ,
- kinetic ,
- lawbreaker ,
- litigious ,
- lively ,
- living ,
- loud ,
- lusty ,
- macho ,
- malevolent ,
- marauding ,
- masterful ,
- meddlesome ,
- meddling ,
- menacing ,
- merciless ,
- mettlesome ,
- mighty ,
- militaristic ,
- minacious ,
- minatory ,
- muscular ,
- mutinous ,
- nervy ,
- obnoxious ,
- obstinate ,
- obstreperous ,
- obtrusive ,
- offender ,
- officious ,
- on the offensive ,
- onset ,
- opinionated ,
- outgoing ,
- partisan ,
- peppy ,
- peremptory ,
- persevering ,
- persistent ,
- persuasive ,
- pertinacious ,
- petulant ,
- polemic ,
- polemical ,
- positive ,
- positiveness ,
- positivism ,
- positivity ,
- potent ,
- powerful ,
- precipitous ,
- precocious ,
- predatory ,
- presumptuous ,
- provocative ,
- pugnacious ,
- purposeful ,
- purposive ,
- pushful ,
- pushing ,
- raging ,
- raider ,
- rampant ,
- rapacious ,
- raptorial ,
- ravening ,
- rebellious ,
- recalcitrant ,
- refractory ,
- resolute ,
- resolved ,
- resourceful ,
- robust ,
- rough ,
- saber rattling ,
- sadistic ,
- sanguinary ,
- sanguineous ,
- sassy ,
- savage ,
- scrappy ,
- security ,
- sedulous ,
- self-asserting ,
- self-assertive ,
- self-willed ,
- severe ,
- sharp ,
- shooting from the hip ,
- short ,
- short-tempered ,
- showy ,
- shrewish ,
- sinner ,
- smacking ,
- smart ,
- snappy ,
- snippy ,
- social ,
- soldier ,
- soldierlike ,
- spanking ,
- spirited ,
- spunky ,
- step-by-step ,
- stormy ,
- strenuous ,
- stringent ,
- strong ,
- strong-arm ,
- strong-growing ,
- strong-minded ,
- stubborn ,
- sure ,
- surly ,
- suspicion ,
- take charge ,
- take over ,
- tempestuous ,
- tenacious ,
- tepid ,
- terrorist ,
- terrorizing ,
- testy ,
- thuggish ,
- tireless ,
- tough ,
- transgressor ,
- trenchant ,
- trigger-happy ,
- tumultuous ,
- turbulent ,
- uncongenial ,
- uncontrollable ,
- unctuous ,
- unflagging ,
- unflattering ,
- unfriendly ,
- unpacific ,
- unpeaceable ,
- unpeaceful ,
- unruly ,
- untiring ,
- unyielding ,
- up-and-coming ,
- vehement ,
- venturesome ,
- venturous ,
- vibrant ,
- vicious ,
- vigorous ,
- violent ,
- vivacious ,
- vivid ,
- vulturine ,
- vulturous ,
- war-ridden ,
- warmongering ,
- warring ,
- weighty ,
- wild ,
- wilful ,
- wrangling ,
- wrongdoer ,
- zealous ,
- zestful ,
- zesty ,
- zippy .
- at loggerheads ,
- at odds ,
- bare-faced ,
- bellicose ,
- belligerent ,
- coming on strong ,
- exponential ,
- flipper ,
- forward ,
- go-getting ,
- gumptious ,
- gung ho ,
- have a bone to pick ,
- have for ,
- have it in for ,
- highhanded ,
- highpowered ,
- hottempered ,
- hyped up ,
- hyped-up ,
- inhumane ,
- on the outs ,
- overassertive ,
- play for keeps ,
- play hard ball ,
- ructious ,
- smart alecky ,
- streetwise ,
- truculent ,
- viral ,
- vituperous ,
- warlike ,
- without mercy .
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How to use "Aggressive" in context?
Aggressive means seeking or showing an inclination to attack or take action in a forceful or determined manner. In general, people can be either aggressive or passive, depending on how they react to the situation. For example, a person might be passive if they are shy and keep to themselves, while a person might be aggressive if they become aggressive when they don't get their way.
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Adjective
adventurous, agonistic, assaulted, audacious, brave, brutal, challenging, competitive, defiant, demanding, discerning, dynamical, emphatic, exacting, ferocious, hardline, harsh, lively, militant, muscular, potent, powerful, progressive, radical, resilient, resolute, restrictive, rigorous, sharp, sophisticated, strenuous, strict, stringent, strong-arm, unfriendly, vehement, vicious, Hostilities, privacy-invasive, compute-intensive.
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Adjective
abrasive, aggressor, ambitious, angry, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, confrontational, courageous, daring, decisive, drastic, dynamic, effective, energetic, enterprising, fierce, forceful, hostile, intense, intensive, intrusive, invasive, offensive, overbearing, provocative, robust, severe, strong, tight, tough, vigorous, violent, adversarial, hawkish, pro-active.
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hostile.
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