unassertive Sentence Examples
- Mary's unassertive nature often led her to be overlooked in group discussions.
- The unassertive employee struggled to voice his concerns during meetings.
- The unassertive child was constantly bullied by his peers.
- Jane's unassertive personality made it difficult for her to negotiate and stand up for herself.
- The unassertive politician failed to make a lasting impact on his constituents.
- The unassertive neighbor was unable to prevent the construction of a new building that would block his view.
- The unassertive customer was unable to get a refund for a faulty product.
- The unassertive team member hesitated to share his ideas, fearing rejection or criticism.
- The unassertive student had difficulty asking for help or clarification from the teacher.
- The unassertive client struggled to express his dissatisfaction with the services provided.
unassertive Meaning
unassertive (a)
inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
Synonyms & Antonyms of unassertive
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- saucy
- audacious
- brassy
- assertive
- dominant
- forward
- brassy
- aggressive
- cheeky
- saucy
- impudent
- cocky
- narcissistic
- brash
- egocentric
- egoistic
- impertinent
- audacious
- bold
- dominant
- narcissistic
- overconfident
- cocksure
- egoistic
- aggressive
- confident
- impudent
- cocky
- impertinent
- smug
- smug
- brash
- assertive
- confident
- cheeky
- bold
- overconfident
- cocksure
- egocentric
- forward
Synonyms:
- submissive
- compliant
- demure
- unpretentious
- deferential
- reserved
- passive
- unaggressive
- yielding
- unassuming
- quiet
- resigned
- na-ve
- lowly
- simple
- down-to-earth
- unaffected
- subdued
- acquiescent
- naive
- shy
Antonyms:
- outgoing
- self-contented
- condescending
- boastful
- ostentatious
- swaggering
- overbearing
- dominating
- flamboyant
- uninhibited
- self-engrossed
- prideful
- patronizing
- dominating
- self-centered
- condescending
- swaggering
- hubristic
- self-engrossed
- domineering
- self-complacent
- arrogant
- prideful
- magisterial
- egoistical
- bombastic
- showy
- self-confident
- disdainful
- uninhibited
- self-important
- disdainful
- ostentatious
- egoistical
- self-contented
- vainglorious
- boastful
- outgoing
- extroverted
- showy
- self-important
- self-complacent
- flamboyant
- bombastic
- patronizing
- hubristic
- extroverted
- arrogant
- vain
- self-centered
- domineering
- overbearing
- vainglorious
- vain
- self-satisfied
- self-confident
- self-satisfied
- magisterial
Synonyms:
- ingenuous
- plain
- diffident
- shrinking
- self-effacing
- introverted
- mousey
- self-deprecatory
- overmodest
- sheepish
- retiring
- self-deprecating
- mousy
- bashful
- unobtrusive
- cowering
- cringing
Antonyms:
- high-handed
- uppity
- self-pleased
- immodest
- lordly
- bumptious
- chesty
- presuming
- pretentious
- egotistic
- self-assertive
- extraverted
- presumptuous
- imperious
- pontificating
- bumptious
- conceited
- braggy
- uppity
- uppish
- huffy
- stuck-up
- overweening
- presumptuous
- egotistical
- imperious
- haughty
- self-obsessed
- superior
- lordly
- self-pleased
- supercilious
- braggy
- stuck-up
- high-hat
- swelled-headed
- pompous
- supercilious
- unreserved
- egotistic
- self-affected
- extraverted
- pompous
- self-conceited
- swelled-headed
- overweening
- peremptory
- egotistical
- chesty
- peremptory
- high-hat
- self-congratulatory
- high-and-mighty
- presuming
- conceited
- self-congratulatory
- pontificating
- uppish
- self-affected
- highfalutin
- self-assertive
- superior
- self-obsessed
- highfalutin
- unreserved
- immodest
- high-and-mighty
- pretentious
- self-conceited
- haughty
- high-handed
- huffy
FAQs About the word unassertive
inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
meek, humble, modest, timid, submissive, compliant, demure, unpretentious, deferential, reserved
saucy, audacious, brassy, assertive, dominant, forward, brassy, aggressive, cheeky, saucy
Mary's unassertive nature often led her to be overlooked in group discussions.
The unassertive employee struggled to voice his concerns during meetings.
The unassertive child was constantly bullied by his peers.
Jane's unassertive personality made it difficult for her to negotiate and stand up for herself.
