assertive Antonyms
Strongest:
- relaxed
- amenable
- unassertive
- amenable
- deferential
- acquiescent
- compliant
- submissive
- low-pressure
- relaxed
- low-pressure
- unambitious
- docile
- unaggressive
- compliant
- deferential
- easygoing
- unaggressive
- unassertive
- nonassertive
- nonassertive
- submissive
- docile
- easygoing
- acquiescent
- unambitious
Strong:
- resigned
- shrinking
- bashful
- ambitionless
- diffident
- quiet
- bashful
- mild
- unobtrusive
- passive
- reserved
- resigned
- yielding
- mild
- shy
- demure
- modest
- unenterprising
- meek
- tractable
- timid
- modest
- timid
- subdued
- quiet
- diffident
- humble
- shy
- subdued
- tractable
- laid-back
- humble
- yielding
- unenterprising
- unobtrusive
- ambitionless
- laid-back
- reserved
- meek
- shrinking
- passive
- demure
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- adventurous
- militant
- self-assertive
- fierce
- enterprising
- daring
- vigorous
- in-your-face
- belligerent
- pushy
- high-pressure
- confident
- energetic
Weak:
- adventuresome
- argumentative
- bellicose
- pugnacious
- self-asserting
- go-getting
- warlike
- domineering
- insolent
- determined
- strenuous
- combative
- venturous
- brassy
- cocky
- quarrelsome
- bumptious
- cheeky
- dynamic
- dominating
- impudent
- venturesome
- gladiatorial
- cocksure
- bold
- overbearing
- obtrusive
- unyielding
- gutsy
- dashing
- presumptuous
- trigger-happy
- overconfident
- truculent
- brash
- overambitious
- emboldened
- disputatious
- feisty
- emphatic
- contentious
- unapologetic
- hyperaggressive
- audacious
- gung-ho
- hustling
- discordant
- scrappy
Meaning of assertive
assertive (a)
aggressively self-assured
assertive (a.)
Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
assertive Sentence Examples
- She was assertive in her demands for equal pay in the workplace.
- His assertive leadership style helped the team achieve their goals.
- Being assertive doesn't mean being aggressive; it means standing up for yourself respectfully.
- The coach encouraged the players to be more assertive on the field.
- She made an assertive decision to pursue higher education despite challenges.
- The assertive tone of his voice commanded attention in the boardroom.
- The assertive negotiation tactics resulted in a favorable outcome for the company.
- He became more assertive in expressing his opinions after attending assertiveness training.
- The assertive sales approach led to increased revenue for the business.
- She felt empowered after learning how to be more assertive in interpersonal relationships.
FAQs About the word assertive
aggressively self-assuredPositive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
ambitious,aggressive, adventurous, militant, self-assertive,fierce, enterprising, daring, vigorous, in-your-face
relaxed, amenable, unassertive, amenable, deferential, acquiescent, compliant, submissive, low-pressure, relaxed
She was assertive in her demands for equal pay in the workplace.
His assertive leadership style helped the team achieve their goals.
Being assertive doesn't mean being aggressive; it means standing up for yourself respectfully.
The coach encouraged the players to be more assertive on the field.
