What is another word for unassertive?
283 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ʌnɐsˈɜːtɪv], [ ʌnɐsˈɜːtɪv], [ ʌ_n_ɐ_s_ˈɜː_t_ɪ_v]Table of Contents
Similar words for unassertive:- all (adjective)
- bashful (adjective)
- coy (adjective)
- demure (adjective)
- diffident (adjective)
- fainthearted (adjective)
- henpecked (adjective)
- modest (adjective)
- mousy (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- passive (adjective)
- resigned (adjective)
- retiring (adjective)
- self-effacing (adjective)
- shy (adjective)
- timid (adjective)
- timorous (adjective)
- nonassertive (noun)
- other synonyms
- meek
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Unassertive:
adj.
•all (adjective) •bashful (adjective)- blushing,
- confused,
- humble,
- silent,
- backward,
- chary,
- shamefaced,
- reticent,
- self-conscious,
- embarrassed,
- shrinking,
- Recoiling,
- self-effacing,
- sheepish,
- timorous,
- abashed,
- constrained,
- reserved,
- nervous,
- Verecund.
- earnest,
- nice,
- prissy,
- solemn,
- close,
- unassuming,
- prim,
- sedate,
- proper,
- serious,
- staid,
- sober,
- decorous,
- strait-laced.
- doubtful,
- Blenching,
- Unpoised,
- withdrawn,
- reluctant,
- meek,
- insecure,
- unobtrusive,
- dubious,
- Flinching,
- unsure,
- distrustful,
- suspicious.
- cowardly,
- weak,
- having cold feet,
- spineless,
- frightened,
- fearful,
- cowering,
- intimidated,
- cowed,
- yellow,
- lily-livered,
- afraid,
- gutless.
- Nagged,
- led by the nose,
- under one's thumb,
- under thumb,
- subjected to nagging,
- in fear of one's wife,
- dominated,
- wife-ridden.
- lowly,
- prudent,
- withdrawing,
- Unboastful,
- unpretentious,
- seemly,
- discreet,
- chaste,
- temperate,
- quiet,
- undemonstrative,
- unpresuming,
- moderate,
- simple,
- unselfish,
- unpretending,
- selfless.
- coy,
- bashful,
- diffident,
- unassured,
- mousy,
- shy,
- nongregarious,
- blushful,
- passive,
- wimpy,
- demure,
- Unaffable,
- unambitious,
- unsocial,
- over-modest,
- overmodest,
- resigned,
- rabbity,
- unexpansive,
- modest,
- uneffusive,
- not forward,
- timid,
- non-gregarious,
- uneager,
- fainthearted,
- retiring.
- cool,
- poker-faced,
- enduring,
- flat,
- going through motions,
- laid back,
- uninvolved,
- nonviolent,
- laid-back,
- indifferent,
- moony,
- static,
- quiescent,
- phlegmatic,
- sleepy,
- hands off,
- walking through it,
- stolid,
- inert,
- asleep,
- non-resistant,
- apathetic,
- latent,
- unflappable,
- non-violent,
- idle,
- bearing,
- motionless.
- biddable,
- relinquishing,
- calm,
- cordial,
- willing,
- ready,
- philosophical,
- reconciled,
- Renouncing,
- satisfied,
- unprotesting,
- genial,
- peaceable,
- well-disposed,
- adapted,
- adjusted,
- Accommodated,
- stoical.
- cautious,
- hesitant,
- unresponsive,
- loner,
- unwilling,
- wary,
- circumspect,
- loath,
- indisposed,
- conscious,
- introverted,
- introvert,
- disinclined,
- averse,
- apprehensive.
n.
•nonassertive (noun)Other synonyms:
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- henpecked.
- bovine,
- receptive,
- gentle,
- abject,
- yielding,
- low-key,
- pliant,
- impotent,
- wishy-washy,
- feckless,
- inconspicuous,
- submissive,
- pliable,
- unnoticeable,
- uncomplaining,
- feeble,
- wimpish,
- unresistant,
- complaisant,
- patient,
- repressed,
- compliant,
- complying,
- subdued,
- consenting,
- malleable,
- unaggressive,
- lamblike,
- servile,
- tame,
- supine,
- irresolute,
- Compliable,
- under control,
- tractable,
- acquiescent,
- flexible,
- ineffective,
- nonresistant,
- white-livered,
- amenable,
- receding,
- incompetent,
- deferential,
- inept,
- suppressed,
- self-doubting,
- accepting,
- mild,
- chicken,
- faint-hearted,
- assenting,
- accommodating,
- pusillanimous,
- subservient,
- nonaggressive,
- Ovine,
- tolerant,
- long-suffering,
- agreeable,
- unostentatious,
- obedient,
- Chicken-hearted,
- unresisting,
- Nonresisting,
- craven,
- forbearing,
- ambitionless,
- namby-pamby,
- manageable.
Antonyms for Unassertive:
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adj.
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all
assertive.
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bashful
bold, aggressive, unabashed, forward, unshy, confident.
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demure
shameless, strong, outgoing, brave, extroverted.
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modest
complex, egotistical, self-confident, proud, unashamed, unlimited, complicated, presumptuous, extraordinary, conceited, ostentatious, intricate, courageous, assured, arrogant.
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resigned
excited, Roused, wild, violent, troubled, rough, intolerant, unwilling, unprepared, boisterous, loud.
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retiring
demonstrative, sociable, friendly.
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shy
calm, disposed, fearless, unworried, bent, careless, sufficient, inclined, indiscreet, enough, unreserved, Unfearful, rash, unafraid, willing, adequate, eager, incautious, heedless, uncareful.
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timorous
forthcoming, brazen.
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unassuming
obtrusive, Flaunting, pretentious.
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Other antonyms:
emphatic, self-assertive, self-asserting.
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all