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.
assertive Meaning
assertive (a)
aggressively self-assured
assertive (a.)
Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
Synonyms & Antonyms of assertive
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- self-assertive
- vigorous
- enterprising
- adventurous
- belligerent
- energetic
- fierce
- in-your-face
- pushy
- high-pressure
- daring
- confident
- militant
Antonyms:
- yielding
- tractable
- bashful
- shrinking
- laid-back
- passive
- unobtrusive
- diffident
- bashful
- meek
- tractable
- laid-back
- diffident
- shy
- subdued
- demure
- timid
- resigned
- timid
- resigned
- ambitionless
- modest
- humble
- subdued
- unenterprising
- meek
- mild
- demure
- unenterprising
- mild
- shy
- ambitionless
- modest
- humble
- passive
- shrinking
- quiet
- reserved
- reserved
- unobtrusive
- yielding
- quiet
Synonyms:
- determined
- impudent
- contentious
- emphatic
- presumptuous
- feisty
- cheeky
- quarrelsome
- cocksure
- bellicose
- pugnacious
- argumentative
- overbearing
- venturesome
- gutsy
- go-getting
- gung-ho
- gladiatorial
- bumptious
- emboldened
- bold
- warlike
- unapologetic
- overconfident
- scrappy
- self-asserting
- trigger-happy
- venturous
- domineering
- strenuous
- obtrusive
- hustling
- disputatious
- unyielding
- brash
- truculent
- hyperaggressive
- dashing
- dominating
- dynamic
- overambitious
- brassy
- discordant
- combative
- insolent
- cocky
- adventuresome
- audacious
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word assertive
aggressively self-assuredPositive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
aggressive, ambitious, self-assertive, vigorous, enterprising, adventurous, belligerent, energetic,fierce, in-your-face
amenable, unassertive, unaggressive, submissive, compliant, docile,unassertive, docile, compliant, easygoing
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.
