assertive Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- vigorous
- enterprising
- in-your-face
- daring
- pushy
- belligerent
- high-pressure
- fierce
- confident
- adventurous
- militant
- energetic
- self-assertive
Weak:
- presumptuous
- discordant
- unyielding
- insolent
- dashing
- dominating
- bold
- pugnacious
- disputatious
- hustling
- truculent
- trigger-happy
- cocky
- argumentative
- brash
- impudent
- obtrusive
- emboldened
- gutsy
- feisty
- hyperaggressive
- emphatic
- go-getting
- combative
- warlike
- venturesome
- unapologetic
- bumptious
- self-asserting
- contentious
- venturous
- brassy
- dynamic
- domineering
- gung-ho
- overconfident
- cheeky
- cocksure
- overbearing
- overambitious
- strenuous
- determined
- audacious
- adventuresome
- bellicose
- scrappy
- gladiatorial
- quarrelsome
Strongest:
- easygoing
- unambitious
- relaxed
- relaxed
- nonassertive
- submissive
- amenable
- deferential
- amenable
- low-pressure
- deferential
- low-pressure
- unassertive
- unaggressive
- compliant
- unambitious
- submissive
- unassertive
- docile
- acquiescent
- unaggressive
- acquiescent
- compliant
- easygoing
- nonassertive
- docile
Strong:
- meek
- demure
- quiet
- unobtrusive
- ambitionless
- shy
- diffident
- shy
- unenterprising
- bashful
- shrinking
- humble
- reserved
- laid-back
- timid
- tractable
- modest
- shrinking
- unobtrusive
- mild
- meek
- tractable
- laid-back
- yielding
- yielding
- passive
- bashful
- subdued
- unenterprising
- mild
- ambitionless
- modest
- reserved
- subdued
- resigned
- passive
- timid
- resigned
- demure
- quiet
- humble
- diffident
Weak:
assertive Meaning
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.
aggressive, ambitious, vigorous, enterprising, in-your-face, daring, pushy, belligerent, high-pressure,fierce
easygoing, unambitious, relaxed, relaxed, nonassertive, submissive, amenable, deferential, amenable, low-pressure
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.
