What is another word for assertive?
Pronunciation:
[ ɐsˈɜːtɪv], [ ɐsˈɜːtɪv], [ ɐ_s_ˈɜː_t_ɪ_v]
Synonyms for Assertive:
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adj.
• affirmative • aggressive- aggressive ,
- bellicose ,
- belligerent ,
- combative ,
- determined ,
- domineering ,
- forward ,
- hostile ,
- offensive ,
- truculent ,
- warlike .
- hard line ,
- highhanded ,
- locked in ,
- set in stone ,
- set on ,
- set-on ,
- seton ,
- singleminded ,
- weighted ,
- hardline ,
- tilted .
- more poised ,
- more positive ,
- most poised ,
- over confident ,
- puffed up ,
- self assured ,
- self confident ,
- self possessed ,
- selfassured ,
- selfconfident ,
- selfpossessed ,
- un flappable ,
- un hesitating ,
- un-flappable ,
- un-hesitating ,
- up beat .
- de liberate ,
- de-liberate ,
- in flexible ,
- in tent ,
- in-flexible ,
- iron jawed ,
- iron-jawed ,
- ironjawed ,
- more iron jawed ,
- more iron-jawed ,
- more ironjawed ,
- more resolved ,
- more strong minded ,
- more strong-minded ,
- more strongminded ,
- most iron jawed ,
- most iron-jawed ,
- most ironjawed ,
- most resolved ,
- most strong minded ,
- most strong-minded ,
- most strongminded ,
- re solute ,
- re solved ,
- re-solute ,
- re-solved ,
- strong minded ,
- strongminded ,
- un bending ,
- un faltering ,
- un wavering ,
- un yielding ,
- un-bending ,
- un-faltering ,
- un-wavering ,
- un-yielding .
- Over-bearing ,
- as a matter course ,
- as matter course ,
- as matter of course ,
- de finite ,
- de-finite ,
- eternal ,
- high mighty ,
- in evitable ,
- in tolerant ,
- in-evitable ,
- in-tolerant ,
- more deductive ,
- more dictative ,
- more doctrinal ,
- more excathedra ,
- more fascistic ,
- more reasoned ,
- more stiff necked ,
- more stiff-necked ,
- more stiffnecked ,
- more wrong headed ,
- more wrong-headed ,
- more wrongheaded ,
- most deductive ,
- most dictative ,
- most doctrinal ,
- most excathedra ,
- most fascistic ,
- most reasoned ,
- most stiff necked ,
- most stiff-necked ,
- most stiffnecked ,
- most wrong headed ,
- most wrong-headed ,
- most wrongheaded ,
- narrow minded ,
- narrowminded ,
- one sided ,
- onesided ,
- over bearing ,
- stiff necked ,
- stiffnecked ,
- un changeable ,
- un equivocal ,
- un erring ,
- un qualified ,
- un-changeable ,
- un-equivocal ,
- un-erring ,
- un-qualified ,
- unerring ,
- wrong headed .
- fore most ,
- fore-most ,
- more obtaining ,
- more outweighing ,
- more overbalancing ,
- more overweighing ,
- more predominate ,
- more prevalent ,
- more surpassing ,
- more transcendent ,
- most obtaining ,
- most outweighing ,
- most overbalancing ,
- most overweighing ,
- most predominate ,
- most surpassing ,
- out weighing ,
- out-weighing ,
- over balancing ,
- over weighing ,
- over-balancing ,
- over-weighing ,
- para mount ,
- para-mount ,
- pre dominant ,
- pre dominate ,
- pre eminent ,
- pre siding ,
- pre vailing ,
- pre-dominant ,
- pre-dominate ,
- pre-siding ,
- pre-vailing ,
- preponderant ,
- prevailing ,
- sovereign ,
- sur passing ,
- sur-passing .
- ex press ,
- ex-press ,
- for face ,
- more accented ,
- more pronounced ,
- more stressed ,
- more telling ,
- most accented ,
- most stressed ,
- most telling ,
- re sounding ,
- re-sounding ,
- un mistakable ,
- un-mistakable .
- more assertory ,
- more combating ,
- more contending ,
- more gladiatorial ,
- most assertory ,
- most combating ,
- most contending ,
- most gladiatorial ,
- self assertive ,
- selfassertive ,
- up arms .
- dis orderly ,
- dis-orderly ,
- in corrigible ,
- in subordinate ,
- in temperate ,
- in tractable ,
- in-corrigible ,
- in-exorable ,
- in-subordinate ,
- in-temperate ,
- in-tractable ,
- out control ,
- out line ,
- un controllable ,
- un manageable ,
- un-controllable ,
- un-governable ,
- un-manageable .
- fire eating ,
- fireeating ,
- guttier ,
- guttiest ,
- high spirited ,
- lion hearted ,
- more fire eating ,
- more fire-eating ,
- more fireeating ,
- more lion hearted ,
- more lion-hearted ,
- more undismayed ,
- most fire eating ,
- most fire-eating ,
- most fireeating ,
- most lion hearted ,
- most lion-hearted ,
- most undismayed ,
- re doubtable ,
- re-doubtable ,
- self reliant ,
- selfreliant ,
- strong willed ,
- strongwilled ,
- un afraid ,
- un daunted ,
- un dismayed ,
- un-afraid ,
- un-daunted ,
- un-dismayed .
Other synonyms:
- Sure-footed ,
- confident ,
- decisive ,
- dignified ,
- imperious ,
- presidential ,
- raffish ,
- rakish ,
- sanguine ,
- self-assured ,
- self-confident ,
- self-possessed ,
- smoothly ,
- unhesitating ,
- unselfconscious ,
- valiant .
- olympian .
- secure .
Other relevant words:
- 1000 ,
- 1st ,
- 2-dimensional ,
- abide by ,
- absolve ,
- absolved ,
- absorbed ,
- accommodate ,
- accomplished ,
- acknowledge ,
- acquit ,
- active agent ,
- active voice ,
- activistic ,
- actual ,
- acute ,
- adamantine ,
- addition ,
- address ,
- adjudge ,
- adjudicate ,
- adjust ,
- administration ,
- admit ,
- admittedly ,
- advancing ,
- adventuresome ,
- aeonian ,
- ageless ,
- agonistic ,
- agonistical ,
- agree ,
- ahead ,
- aim ,
- alive ,
- all right ,
- all the way ,
- aloud ,
- alternate ,
- ample ,
- anarchic ,
- anarchical ,
- ancestor ,
- angry ,
- animation ,
- antecedent ,
- anticipant ,
- anticipative ,
- apartment ,
- aphoristic ,
- apostolic ,
- apostolical ,
- apparent ,
- apparently ,
- apply ,
- appreciation ,
- apprenticed ,
- apprisal ,
- approbative ,
- approbatory ,
- approving ,
- approximate ,
- approximative ,
- arduous ,
- armed forces ,
- armed services ,
- arrange ,
- arrest ,
- arrive at ,
- articled ,
- ascendent ,
- ascensive ,
- aspirant ,
- aspirer ,
- assail ,
- assault ,
- assay ,
- asserting ,
- asset ,
- assoil ,
- assuming ,
- assumptive ,
- assure ,
- assuredness ,
- atilt ,
- attack ,
- attacking ,
- attain ,
- attempt ,
- august ,
- austere ,
- authentic ,
- authorise ,
- authorised ,
- authority ,
- authorize ,
- authorized ,
- autonomous ,
- average ,
- avowedly ,
- awful ,
- axiomatical ,
- back ,
- bad ,
- bad-mannered ,
- baffling ,
- balance ,
- ball ,
- band ,
- bandaged ,
- bandaging ,
- bang ,
- bang-up ,
- barbarian ,
- barbaric ,
- bare ,
- barefaced ,
- baronial ,
- barren ,
- basal ,
- base ,
- baseless ,
- bastardly ,
- batten ,
- batten down ,
- battleful ,
- battlemented ,
- battler ,
- bawdry ,
- be intimate ,
- bear ,
- beau ,
- becalm ,
- bed ,
- beggarly ,
- beginning ,
- bended ,
- bent grass ,
- bent on ,
- bent-grass ,
- beyond a doubt ,
- beyond a shadow of a doubt ,
- bibulous ,
- big ,
- bigheaded ,
- bigotry ,
- bind ,
- biz ,
- bland ,
- blandish ,
- blatant ,
- blistering ,
- blizzard ,
- blooded ,
- blowy ,
- bluff ,
- blunt ,
- blushful ,
- blustery ,
- boast ,
- bodacious ,
- bold face ,
- boldface ,
- boldness ,
- bonk ,
- book ,
- book binding ,
- booked ,
- booty ,
- boozy ,
- border ,
- bouldered ,
- bouldery ,
- bounce ,
- boundary ,
- bounderish ,
- bounds ,
- bowelless ,
- brace ,
- bracing ,
- brainish ,
- brand ,
- brass instrument ,
- brass section ,
- brasslike ,
- brave out ,
- braw ,
- brawny ,
- bright ,
- brighten ,
- bring in ,
- briny ,
- brisk ,
- brutal ,
- build ,
- bullet-headed ,
- bully ,
- bumptiousness ,
- bumpy ,
- burn ,
- burning at the stake ,
- business firm ,
- businesslike ,
- busy ,
- busybodied ,
- ca-ca ,
- calculate ,
- calculated ,
- calm air ,
- calm down ,
- calmness ,
- cantankerous ,
- canted ,
- capital ,
- capricious ,
- captive ,
- careen ,
- careful ,
- cargo area ,
- cargo deck ,
- cargo hold ,
- carry ,
- carved in stone ,
- castellated ,
- castled ,
- categoric ,
- cause ,
- ceaseless ,
- certainly ,
- certificate ,
- challenging ,
- champaign ,
- channelise ,
- channelize ,
- chaotic ,
- chase ,
- chase after ,
- cheap ,
- check ,
- cheek ,
- cheerful ,
- chemical group ,
- chesty ,
- chevalier ,
- chief ,
- chiliad ,
- chill ,
- chill out ,
- chirpy ,
- chivalrous ,
- churning ,
- circle ,
- clasp ,
- clean ,
- clean-cut ,
- clear up ,
- clear-cut ,
- cleared ,
- clearly ,
- clench ,
- clotheshorse ,
- clutch ,
- clutches ,
- coarse-grained ,
- cockiness ,
- cocksureness ,
- cognise ,
- cognize ,
- coherent ,
- coif ,
- coiffe ,
- coiffure ,
- colonised ,
- colonized ,
- colored ,
- coloured ,
- combat ,
- combat-ready ,
- combatant ,
- combustion ,
- comfortable ,
- commencement ,
- common mood ,
- competitive ,
- complain ,
- complimentary ,
- composure ,
- compressed ,
- compulsive ,
- concluding ,
- concord ,
- concur ,
- condom ,
- conduct ,
- confessedly ,
- confine ,
- confirmable ,
- confirming ,
- congeal ,
- congratulate ,
- consider ,
- constant ,
- constitute ,
- constituted ,
- constrain ,
- construct ,
- consummate ,
- contact ,
- contain ,
- contrary ,
- control ,
- conventional ,
- convey ,
- cook ,
- cool down ,
- cool it ,
- cool off ,
- coolheaded ,
- copious ,
- corking ,
- corpulent ,
- correct ,
- costless ,
- countersink ,
- courageous ,
- courteous ,
- courtly ,
- cover ,
- covetous ,
- cracking ,
- cranky ,
- crap ,
- crazy ,
- create ,
- crimson ,
- crippled ,
- critical ,
- crotchety ,
- crowned head ,
- crude ,
- crumpled ,
- crystalise ,
- crystalize ,
- crystallise ,
- crystallize ,
- curb ,
- curing ,
- cussed ,
- custody ,
- cutthroat ,
- dainty ,
- dandy ,
- dangerous ,
- dapper ,
- daring ,
- dash ,
- dashing ,
- dead on target ,
- dead set ,
- dear ,
- debate ,
- debauched ,
- decent ,
- decipherable ,
- declarative mood ,
- declare ,
- declared ,
- deem ,
- deep ,
- defecate ,
- defend ,
- defensive attitude ,
- deference ,
- deficiency ,
- define ,
- defy ,
- degenerate ,
- degraded ,
- delay ,
- delphic ,
- deluxe ,
- demonstrable ,
- demonstrative pronoun ,
- denotative ,
- dented ,
- dependable ,
- design ,
- desirable ,
- desperate ,
- despotical ,
- destined ,
- destitute ,
- detached ,
- detectable ,
- detention ,
- determinate ,
- determine ,
- devil-may-care ,
- devoid ,
- devout ,
- diamond ,
- dictated ,
- dictator ,
- diligent ,
- dinner dress ,
- dinner gown ,
- directly ,
- direful ,
- dirty money ,
- disaffected ,
- discernible ,
- discharge ,
- discovered ,
- discrete ,
- discriminating ,
- discriminatory ,
- disdainful ,
- disembarrass ,
- disengage ,
- dislodge ,
- disobedient ,
- disputatious ,
- disputative ,
- disruptive ,
- dissipated ,
- dissolute ,
- distinguishable ,
- distinguished ,
- do it ,
- dog ,
- dogmatical ,
- dominant allele ,
- dotty ,
- dour ,
- dramatic ,
- draw ,
- dread ,
- dreaded ,
- dreadful ,
- dress ,
- dressed ,
- dressing ,
- drive ,
- driven ,
- droop ,
- dude ,
- dynamical ,
- eagerness ,
- earn ,
- easily ,
- eastern orthodox ,
- easygoing ,
- ebullient ,
- echt ,
- edge ,
- edgy ,
- eff ,
- effected ,
- effectual ,
- efficacious ,
- efflorescence ,
- effort ,
- egotism ,
- egregious ,
- elan ,
- electrocution ,
- electropositive ,
- elevated ,
- elucidate ,
- elusive ,
- eminent ,
- emphasised ,
- emphasized ,
- enceinte ,
- endeavor ,
- endeavour ,
- endless ,
- endure ,
- energy ,
- engineer ,
- engrossed ,
- enigmatic ,
- enlighten ,
- ensure ,
- entail ,
- enterprise ,
- enterprisingness ,
- entertain ,
- envious ,
- enwrapped ,
- eonian ,
- epic ,
- epicurean ,
- episcopal ,
- equanimity ,
- equanimous ,
- esprit de corps ,
- essay ,
- establish ,
- establishment ,
- esteem ,
- esteemed ,
- eudaemonia ,
- eudaimonia ,
- evening gown ,
- everlasting ,
- evidently ,
- evince ,
- exacting ,
- exalted ,
- examine ,
- exceeding ,
- exceptional ,
- excessive ,
- exclamatory ,
- exculpate ,
- exculpated ,
- exempt ,
- exercise set ,
- existent ,
- exonerate ,
- exonerated ,
- expansive ,
- experience ,
- express mail ,
- expressage ,
- extract ,
- extraneous ,
- extravagant ,
- extravert ,
- extraverted ,
- extravertive ,
- extremist ,
- extrospective ,
- extrovert ,
- extrovertive ,
- exuberant ,
- face ,
- fact mood ,
- fair ,
- falsifiable ,
- fanatic ,
- fantastic ,
- farinaceous ,
- fascist ,
- fashion plate ,
- fast ,
- fast-growing ,
- fasten ,
- fat ,
- favorable ,
- favourable ,
- fearful ,
- fearsome ,
- fencesitter ,
- ferocious ,
- fertile ,
- field ,
- fight ,
- fighter ,
- fin ,
- final exam ,
- final examination ,
- fine ,
- firmly ,
- first base ,
- first gear ,
- first of all ,
- first off ,
- firstly ,
- fit ,
- fix ,
- flag ,
- flagrant ,
- flair ,
- flamboyant ,
- flash ,
- flashy ,
- flat tire ,
- flatbed ,
- flatcar ,
- flavorless ,
- flavourless ,
- flick ,
- flint ,
- flinty ,
- flip out ,
- flip over ,
- flip-flop ,
- floaty ,
- florid ,
- fluent ,
- fluid ,
- flushed ,
- foolhardy ,
- footsure ,
- fop ,
- for certain ,
- for sure ,
- fore ,
- foregone conclusion ,
- form ,
- formidable ,
- forrad ,
- forrader ,
- forrard ,
- forte ,
- forth ,
- forthcoming ,
- forthrightly ,
- fortunate ,
- forward-moving ,
- forwards ,
- frank ,
- free lance ,
- free people ,
- free radical ,
- free-lance ,
- free-spoken ,
- freelance ,
- freelancer ,
- freshly ,
- frightening ,
- frontmost ,
- frontward ,
- frontwards ,
- froward ,
- frozen ,
- fructify ,
- fuck ,
- full-blood ,
- full-bodied ,
- furious ,
- furnace lining ,
- gaga ,
- gage ,
- gain ,
- gamey ,
- gamy ,
- garish ,
- gathered ,
- gaudy ,
- gay ,
- gear up ,
- gentle ,
- get ,
- get it on ,
- get laid ,
- get to ,
- get-go ,
- gilded ,
- gimcrack ,
- gimpy ,
- ginger ,
- give ,
- give chase ,
- give tongue to ,
- give up ,
- glaring ,
- glib-tongued ,
- glossy ,
- go down ,
- go for ,
- go under ,
- godforsaken ,
- good ,
- goon ,
- governance ,
- governing body ,
- government ,
- government activity ,
- gracious ,
- grainy ,
- grand piano ,
- grandiloquent ,
- granitelike ,
- granitic ,
- granular ,
- granulose ,
- grasp ,
- grating ,
- gratis ,
- gratuitous ,
- grave ,
- gravelly ,
- gravid ,
- gravitas ,
- greathearted ,
- green light ,
- green-eyed ,
- grievous ,
- grim ,
- grip ,
- groovy ,
- gross ,
- groundless ,
- group ,
- guarantee ,
- guard ,
- guide ,
- halt ,
- halting ,
- handgrip ,
- handle ,
- hang ,
- harbor ,
- harbour ,
- hard ,
- hard-and-fast ,
- hard-bitten ,
- hard-boiled ,
- hard-nosed ,
- hardened ,
- hardening ,
- hardheaded ,
- hardworking ,
- hardy ,
- harsh ,
- hateful ,
- haunting ,
- have ,
- have a go at it ,
- have got ,
- have in mind ,
- have intercourse ,
- have it away ,
- have it off ,
- have sex ,
- hawkish ,
- hazardous ,
- head ,
- heady ,
- healthy ,
- hear ,
- heart ,
- heart-to-heart ,
- heart-whole ,
- heartfelt ,
- hearty ,
- heavy ,
- hefty ,
- heights ,
- herculean ,
- heroic meter ,
- heroic verse ,
- heroical ,
- higgledy-piggledy ,
- high gear ,
- high school ,
- high up ,
- high-and-mighty ,
- high-energy ,
- high-flown ,
- high-pitched ,
- high-strung ,
- high-voltage ,
- higher-ranking ,
- higher-up ,
- highfaluting ,
- highly strung ,
- highschool ,
- hitting ,
- hold back ,
- hold in ,
- hold up ,
- homely ,
- homicidal ,
- honor ,
- honorable ,
- honour ,
- hood ,
- hoodlum ,
- hooligan ,
- horrendous ,
- horrific ,
- hotheaded ,
- house ,
- howling ,
- huffy ,
- hugger-mugger ,
- hump ,
- hunky-dory ,
- idealistic ,
- idle ,
- ill-affected ,
- ill-bred ,
- ill-mannered ,
- illiberal ,
- illuminate ,
- illustrative ,
- immaterial ,
- immobile ,
- imperative form ,
- imperative mood ,
- imperial beard ,
- imperviable ,
- impinging ,
- imply ,
- important ,
- impregnable ,
- improbable ,
- impudent ,
- in a flash ,
- in concert ,
- in effect ,
- in force ,
- in high spirits ,
- in the lead ,
- in use ,
- inadequateness ,
- inaugural ,
- incompetent ,
- indefatigable ,
- indentured ,
- indicative ,
- indicative mood ,
- indisputable ,
- indubitable ,
- indubitably ,
- induce ,
- industrious ,
- inerrable ,
- inerrant ,
- infrangible ,
- inhibitory ,
- initiative ,
- initiatory ,
- innocent ,
- insipid ,
- instant ,
- instantaneously ,
- instantly ,
- insufficiency ,
- insure ,
- intelligent ,
- intend ,
- intention ,
- intentional ,
- interchange ,
- interfering ,
- intermeshed ,
- interminable ,
- intimidation ,
- invigorated ,
- invigoration ,
- inviolable ,
- irrepressible ,
- irreverent ,
- irritable ,
- iterative ,
- jab ,
- jabbing ,
- jactitation ,
- jaunty ,
- jazz ,
- jazzy ,
- jejune ,
- jell ,
- jewish-orthodox ,
- jittery ,
- jolting ,
- jolty ,
- judge ,
- judicious ,
- jumbled ,
- jump ,
- jumpy ,
- jussive mood ,
- justificative ,
- justificatory ,
- keel ,
- keen ,
- keep ,
- keep back ,
- kick ,
- kickoff ,
- knack ,
- knifelike ,
- knightly ,
- knit ,
- knit stitch ,
- knock-down ,
- knockabout ,
- knockout ,
- knotty ,
- knowing ,
- kvetch ,
- laid ,
- lake superior ,
- lame ,
- large ,
- larger-than-life ,
- last ,
- lasting ,
- lawful ,
- lay ,
- lay down ,
- lay out ,
- lead ,
- leaden ,
- leadership ,
- leaf ,
- leaning ,
- leap ,
- leaping ,
- legato ,
- leisurely ,
- lesson ,
- level ,
- liberal ,
- liberate ,
- libertine ,
- lie with ,
- life-threatening ,
- light ,
- light up ,
- limit ,
- limited ,
- lineal ,
- liquid ,
- literal ,
- litigious ,
- live ,
- loathsome ,
- localise ,
- localize ,
- located ,
- long ,
- loose ,
- loot ,
- lord ,
- lordliness ,
- lot ,
- loudly ,
- love ,
- low ,
- low gear ,
- lowbred ,
- loyal ,
- loyalist ,
- lull ,
- lurch ,
- lush ,
- lusty ,
- luxuriant ,
- luxuriously ,
- madcap ,
- magniloquent ,
- maiden ,
- maintain ,
- majestic ,
- majuscule ,
- make believe ,
- make love ,
- make out ,
- make up ,
- make water ,
- malcontent ,
- mandatory ,
- maneuver ,
- manifest ,
- manifestly ,
- manoeuver ,
- manoeuvre ,
- mark ,
- marvellous ,
- marvelous ,
- master ,
- mastermind ,
- mat ,
- material ,
- matt ,
- matte ,
- matted ,
- matter-of-fact ,
- mealy ,
- mean value ,
- meanspirited ,
- measured ,
- meddlesome ,
- mellow ,
- memorial tablet ,
- mental attitude ,
- meretricious ,
- meshed ,
- mesomorphic ,
- micturate ,
- mightily ,
- military machine ,
- milled ,
- mingy ,
- miserly ,
- moderate ,
- monarch ,
- monotone ,
- monotonic ,
- monotonous ,
- moot ,
- moral force ,
- mugwump ,
- name ,
- narcissistic ,
- narrow ,
- natty ,
- natural ,
- natural state ,
- naturalized ,
- naturally ,
- nauseating ,
- nauseous ,
- neat ,
- nerve ,
- nerveless ,
- net ,
- nettlesome ,
- never-ending ,
- never-say-die ,
- new ,
- newly ,
- nifty ,
- noble-minded ,
- nobleman ,
- noisome ,
- nominate ,
- nonindulgent ,
- nonreversible ,
- nosey ,
- not bad ,
- notification ,
- novel ,
- number 1 ,
- number one ,
- nurse ,
- obedience ,
- obese ,
- objectionable ,
- obligate ,
- oblige ,
- observable ,
- observe ,
- observed ,
- obtain ,
- obviously ,
- occupied ,
- off-color ,
- offbeat ,
- offence ,
- offense ,
- offset ,
- ok ,
- okay ,
- old ,
- olympic ,
- on-key ,
- one thousand ,
- onward ,
- onwards ,
- open ,
- opinion ,
- opinionative ,
- oppressive ,
- opulent ,
- orchestrate ,
- organisation ,
- organise ,
- organization ,
- organize ,
- orthogonal ,
- ostentatious ,
- out to ,
- outgoing ,
- outlaw ,
- outset ,
- outstanding ,
- over-the-top ,
- overblown ,
- overbold ,
- overconfidence ,
- overjealous ,
- overlooking ,
- overnice ,
- overriding ,
- overstrung ,
- overzealous ,
- palpable ,
- papal ,
- paramount ,
- participating ,
- particular ,
- pass ,
- pass water ,
- pat ,
- patent ,
- patently ,
- peachy ,
- peckish ,
- pee ,
- pee-pee ,
- peevish ,
- penetrating ,
- penetrative ,
- percipient ,
- perpetual ,
- persnickety ,
- pert ,
- pertinacious ,
- perverse ,
- pettish ,
- petulant ,
- phlegmatical ,
- physical ,
- piddle ,
- piercing ,
- pillage ,
- piss ,
- pitch ,
- place ,
- placed ,
- placid ,
- plain stitch ,
- plainly ,
- plainspoken ,
- plane ,
- plant ,
- plaque ,
- plausive ,
- pledge ,
- plenteous ,
- plentiful ,
- plot ,
- plug ,
- plume ,
- plunder ,
- point ,
- point-blank ,
- poke ,
- poking ,
- polish ,
- politic ,
- pollyannaish ,
- pompous ,
- poor ,
- portentous ,
- pose ,
- position ,
- positive degree ,
- positively charged ,
- positivist ,
- positivistic ,
- postponement ,
- postulational ,
- posture ,
- practical ,
- pragmatic sanction ,
- predominant ,
- predominate ,
- preeminent ,
- prepare ,
- preponderating ,
- prescribed ,
- press ,
- press out ,
- pressure ,
- prestigious ,
- pretend ,
- prevail ,
- prevalent ,
- prideful ,
- pridefulness ,
- prima ,
- primary ,
- primed ,
- primitive ,
- princely ,
- principal ,
- prise ,
- prissy ,
- prize ,
- problematic ,
- problematical ,
- procure ,
- prodigious ,
- produce ,
- productive ,
- profligate ,
- profuse ,
- progress to ,
- prominent ,
- promiscuous ,
- promising ,
- prophylactic ,
- prosperous ,
- prostrate ,
- protection ,
- prove ,
- prying ,
- puddle ,
- pull in ,
- pumped ,
- pumped-up ,
- punk ,
- punt ,
- purple ,
- purport ,
- purpose ,
- pursue ,
- push ,
- pushiness ,
- put ,
- queasy ,
- quenched ,
- quest after ,
- quest for ,
- quetch ,
- quiet ,
- quieten ,
- racy ,
- raging ,
- rambunctious ,
- rampantly ,
- rank ,
- ranking ,
- rarefied ,
- rarified ,
- rasping ,
- raspy ,
- rattling ,
- raucous ,
- raving mad ,
- raw ,
- reach ,
- readable ,
- readiness ,
- ready ,
- real number ,
- realise ,
- realize ,
- really ,
- rebound ,
- recognise ,
- recognize ,
- recoil ,
- recollective ,
- recounting ,
- red ,
- red-blooded ,
- red-hot ,
- reel ,
- refined ,
- refreshed ,
- refreshful ,
- refreshing ,
- regal ,
- regard ,
- reinvigorated ,
- relation ,
- release ,
- relentless ,
- relieve ,
- relieve oneself ,
- relinquish ,
- render ,
- repetitive ,
- repressing ,
- required ,
- reserve ,
- resign ,
- resile ,
- resistant ,
- resistive ,
- resonant ,
- resonating ,
- respectfulness ,
- restrain ,
- restrict ,
- retain ,
- retentive ,
- revealing ,
- reverberate ,
- reverberating ,
- reverberative ,
- revolutionist ,
- ribald ,
- rich people ,
- richly ,
- ricochet ,
- rid ,
- rife ,
- riff ,
- riffle ,
- rig ,
- right ,
- right-down ,
- rightful ,
- risky ,
- robust ,
- robustious ,
- rocklike ,
- rocky ,
- roiled ,
- roiling ,
- roily ,
- roll in the hay ,
- root ,
- root word ,
- rose-cheeked ,
- rose-colored ,
- roseola ,
- rosy-cheeked ,
- rotatory ,
- rotund ,
- rough in ,
- rough out ,
- roughly ,
- roughneck ,
- royal ,
- royalist ,
- rubber ,
- rubicund ,
- ruddy ,
- ruffian ,
- ruffianly ,
- rugged ,
- ruined ,
- rumbustious ,
- sack ,
- sack up ,
- safety ,
- sag ,
- salient ,
- saltation ,
- sample ,
- sang-froid ,
- sanguineous ,
- saucy ,
- savage ,
- savorless ,
- savourless ,
- schematic ,
- score ,
- scrap ,
- scrapper ,
- scratchy ,
- screw ,
- sealed ,
- searching ,
- secret plan ,
- security department ,
- security measures ,
- security system ,
- sedate ,
- seduce ,
- seek ,
- self ,
- self-assurance ,
- self-collected ,
- self-conceited ,
- self-confidence ,
- self-contained ,
- self-directed ,
- self-employed person ,
- self-evident ,
- self-governing ,
- self-importance ,
- self-important ,
- self-loving ,
- self-opinionated ,
- self-praise ,
- self-pride ,
- self-regard ,
- self-respectful ,
- self-respecting ,
- self-satisfied ,
- self-sufficing ,
- self-sustaining ,
- send ,
- send on ,
- senior high ,
- senior high school ,
- sensational ,
- serene ,
- set up ,
- set-aside ,
- seth ,
- settle down ,
- sharp ,
- shed light on ,
- sheer ,
- sheik ,
- shine ,
- shit ,
- shockable ,
- short ,
- show ,
- showtime ,
- shuffle ,
- shuffling ,
- sic ,
- sickening ,
- signify ,
- simmer down ,
- sincere ,
- sinewy ,
- sinful ,
- singing ,
- situated ,
- ski binding ,
- skillful ,
- skin rash ,
- sky ,
- slaked ,
- slanted ,
- slap-up ,
- sleep together ,
- sleep with ,
- slick ,
- slow ,
- slowly ,
- sluttish ,
- smart ,
- smashing ,
- smooth out ,
- smooth-tongued ,
- smoothen ,
- snappy ,
- sneering ,
- snide ,
- sniffy ,
- snoopy ,
- snot-nosed ,
- snotty-nosed ,
- soaring ,
- sober ,
- soft ,
- soldierlike ,
- soldierly ,
- solemn ,
- solid ,
- solidification ,
- solidifying ,
- solve ,
- solved ,
- somersault ,
- somersaulting ,
- somerset ,
- song ,
- sort out ,
- sottish ,
- sound ,
- sound off ,
- spare ,
- spartan ,
- specify ,
- spectacular ,
- spend a penny ,
- spicy ,
- spiffy ,
- spirit ,
- spirited ,
- spiritedness ,
- splashy ,
- sporty ,
- spring ,
- spruce ,
- squarely ,
- squeamish ,
- squire ,
- stage set ,
- stagger ,
- stake ,
- stand for ,
- star ,
- stark ,
- starring ,
- start ,
- starting time ,
- state ,
- state of nature ,
- stately ,
- staunch ,
- steadfast ,
- steadfastly ,
- steady ,
- steer ,
- stellar ,
- stem ,
- stern ,
- stiff ,
- still ,
- stimulate ,
- stool ,
- stop up ,
- storage area ,
- stormy ,
- stout ,
- stouthearted ,
- straight ,
- straight-from-the-shoulder ,
- straight-out ,
- straighten out ,
- strain ,
- straining ,
- street fighter ,
- stress ,
- stressed ,
- strident ,
- strong-arm ,
- strong-armer ,
- strong-growing ,
- stuck-up ,
- stunning ,
- sturdy ,
- style ,
- suave ,
- sublime ,
- substantial ,
- subversive ,
- subverter ,
- suitable ,
- summation ,
- sumptuous ,
- superbia ,
- superordinate ,
- superscript ,
- support ,
- sure as shooting ,
- sure enough ,
- sure thing ,
- sureness ,
- surety ,
- surpassing ,
- sustain ,
- swaggering ,
- sweet ,
- swell ,
- swimmingly ,
- switch ,
- swollen ,
- swollen-headed ,
- sybaritic ,
- tack ,
- tacky ,
- tag ,
- tail ,
- take ,
- take a crap ,
- take a hop ,
- take a leak ,
- take a shit ,
- take aim ,
- take for ,
- take hold ,
- take in ,
- taken for granted ,
- tampering ,
- tangible ,
- tardily ,
- target ,
- taste ,
- tattle ,
- tatty ,
- tauten ,
- tawdry ,
- team spirit ,
- tearaway ,
- tearing ,
- tears ,
- techy ,
- telltale ,
- terminal ,
- terrible ,
- terrific ,
- territorial reserve ,
- test ,
- testy ,
- tetchy ,
- theme ,
- theoretic ,
- thin-skinned ,
- think ,
- think of ,
- thou ,
- thousand ,
- throttle ,
- throw ,
- thrust ,
- thug ,
- thumb ,
- ticker ,
- tight ,
- time lag ,
- tipped ,
- tonic ,
- too big for one's breeches ,
- top ,
- topsy-turvy ,
- toss ,
- touchy ,
- toughened ,
- toughie ,
- towering ,
- track ,
- trail ,
- train ,
- trammel ,
- tranquil ,
- tranquilize ,
- tranquillise ,
- tranquillize ,
- trashy ,
- tremendous ,
- true up ,
- truehearted ,
- trust ,
- trusted ,
- trustful ,
- trusty ,
- truthful ,
- try on ,
- try out ,
- turn over ,
- twitch ,
- two-dimensional ,
- typeset ,
- tyrannic ,
- ultra ,
- unagitated ,
- unappeasable ,
- unassailable ,
- unattackable ,
- unbendable ,
- unblock ,
- unceasing ,
- uncivil ,
- uncivilised ,
- uncivilized ,
- unclouded ,
- unclutter ,
- unconditioned ,
- uncongenial ,
- uncorrectable ,
- uncut ,
- underbred ,
- undeviating ,
- unembellished ,
- unending ,
- unentitled ,
- unequal ,
- unfearing ,
- unfeigned ,
- unfermented ,
- unflagging ,
- unfluctuating ,
- unflurried ,
- unflustered ,
- unforgiving ,
- unfounded ,
- unfreeze ,
- unfriendly ,
- unheeding ,
- unilateral ,
- uninterrupted ,
- unitedly ,
- univocal ,
- unlimited ,
- unloose ,
- unloosen ,
- unmannered ,
- unmannerly ,
- unmediated ,
- unmingled ,
- unmixed ,
- unmortgaged ,
- unnerving ,
- unornamented ,
- unpatterned ,
- unplayful ,
- unprompted ,
- unregenerate ,
- unremitting ,
- unrepentant ,
- unruffled ,
- unsavory ,
- unsavoury ,
- unshakable ,
- unshaken ,
- unsmooth ,
- unsubduable ,
- untamed ,
- untiring ,
- unused ,
- unvarnished ,
- unwarranted ,
- unwaveringly ,
- unwearying ,
- unwieldy ,
- up-and-coming ,
- uppish ,
- uppity ,
- uptight ,
- urbane ,
- urinate ,
- utter ,
- uttered ,
- vain ,
- value ,
- vapid ,
- verbalise ,
- verbalised ,
- verbalize ,
- verbalized ,
- verbatim ,
- veridical ,
- very ,
- victor ,
- view as ,
- vile ,
- vindicated ,
- violative ,
- virile ,
- virtuoso ,
- vivid ,
- vivification ,
- vocal music ,
- volatile ,
- voluptuary ,
- voluptuous ,
- wait ,
- wannabe ,
- wannabee ,
- wanton ,
- war machine ,
- war-ridden ,
- warm ,
- warriorlike ,
- waste ,
- weather ,
- wee ,
- wee-wee ,
- weeping ,
- welfare ,
- well disposed ,
- well-being ,
- well-defined ,
- well-disposed ,
- well-fixed ,
- well-grounded ,
- well-heeled ,
- well-off ,
- well-situated ,
- well-to-do ,
- wellbeing ,
- whimsical ,
- whole-souled ,
- wicked ,
- wide-open ,
- wilderness ,
- windy ,
- wired ,
- wise to ,
- with child ,
- withstand ,
- wonderful ,
- wondrous ,
- work ,
- world-class ,
- wrapped ,
- yard ,
- yob ,
- yobbo ,
- yobo ,
- yokelish ,
- zeal .
- Asseverative ,
- Hard-headed ,
- Perseverant ,
- absolute ,
- affirmatory ,
- arbitrary ,
- arrogant ,
- ascendant ,
- assertative ,
- assertional ,
- assured ,
- authoritarian ,
- authoritative ,
- autocratic ,
- bold ,
- bossy ,
- brash ,
- brassy ,
- brazen ,
- bullying ,
- bumptious ,
- cavalier ,
- cheeky ,
- cocksure ,
- cocky ,
- commanding ,
- compelling ,
- controlling ,
- decided ,
- declaratory ,
- defensive ,
- definitive ,
- demanding ,
- despotic ,
- dictatorial ,
- difficult ,
- direct ,
- distinct ,
- doctrinaire ,
- dogged ,
- dogmatic ,
- earnest ,
- emphatic ,
- energetic ,
- enterprising ,
- explicit ,
- express ,
- firm ,
- fixed ,
- forceful ,
- forcible ,
- governing ,
- haughty ,
- hifalutin ,
- high-handed ,
- highfalutin ,
- hoity-toity ,
- imperative ,
- impertinent ,
- importunate ,
- in-your-face ,
- incisive ,
- independent ,
- indocile ,
- inexorable ,
- influential ,
- insolent ,
- intense ,
- leading ,
- lordly ,
- loud ,
- magisterial ,
- make ,
- muscular ,
- obdurate ,
- obnoxious ,
- obstinate ,
- officious ,
- opinionated ,
- overbearing ,
- overconfident ,
- overweening ,
- persevering ,
- persistent ,
- pigheaded ,
- poised ,
- pontifical ,
- presumptuous ,
- pretentious ,
- pronounced ,
- pushful ,
- pushing ,
- recalcitrant ,
- reigning ,
- repressive ,
- resolute ,
- resounding ,
- rigid ,
- ruling ,
- self-asserting ,
- self-assertive ,
- self-reliant ,
- self-willed ,
- showy ,
- snooty ,
- snotty ,
- specific ,
- stony ,
- strenuous ,
- strict ,
- strong ,
- strong-minded ,
- strong-willed ,
- stubborn ,
- supercilious ,
- superior ,
- supreme ,
- sure of oneself ,
- tenacious ,
- tyrannical ,
- unambiguous ,
- uncompromising ,
- unequivocal ,
- unfaltering ,
- unmistakable ,
- unmistakeable ,
- unrelenting ,
- unruly ,
- unswerving ,
- unwavering ,
- unyielding ,
- urgent ,
- vigorous ,
- wilful .
- Assertory ,
- Gutty ,
- Lion-hearted ,
- as a matter of course ,
- by fiat ,
- by natural law ,
- by nature ,
- certain ,
- deductive ,
- dictative ,
- doctrinal ,
- ex cathedra ,
- ex-cathedra ,
- excathedra ,
- fascistic ,
- fire-eating ,
- for a face ,
- gladiatorial ,
- head-strong ,
- in arms ,
- insistent ,
- militant ,
- no mistake ,
- on faith ,
- out of line ,
- over-confident ,
- overbalancing ,
- overweighing ,
- pre-eminent ,
- pumped up ,
- pushy ,
- stiff-necked ,
- undismayed ,
- up-beat ,
- wrong-headed ,
- wrongheaded .
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How to use "Assertive" in context?
There is a lot of debate surrounding the term "assertive." Some people believe that it's a positive trait, while others believe that it's overly aggressive. In general,assertive people are those who are self-confident and able to assert themselves when necessary.assertiveness is usually characterized by positive actions, such as speaking up for one's opinions, being persistent when attempting to achieve a goal, and having a positive outlook. Contrary to popular belief,assertiveness does not always have to involve being pushy or aggressive.
assertiveness does not always have to involve being pushy or aggressive.
Paraphrases for Assertive:
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Independent
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Adjective
affirm, affirmative, affirmed, assured, authoritarian, authoritative, bossy, determined, emphatic, firm, insured, offensive, positive, stated, tough, trenchant, unwavering, pro-active, 'assurance.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
aggressive, bold, confident, decisive, energetic, forceful, incisive, purposeful, resolute, robust, self-confident, steadfast, strong, vigorous.
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Proper noun, singular
aggressive.
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Adjective
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- Radiciflorous.