| type |
a |
| lex_filenum |
00 |
| def |
having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends |
| def |
"he was aggressive and imperious |
| def |
positive in his convictions" |
| examples |
an aggressive businessman an aggressive basketball player aggressive drivers
|
| Outgoing links |
| Also see |
assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive; hostile; offensive |
| Derivationally related form |
aggressive → aggressiveness |
| Antonym |
aggressive → unaggressive |
| Similar to |
battleful, bellicose, combative; competitive, militant; hard-hitting, high-pressure; hostile; in-your-face; obstreperous; predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous; pugnacious, rough; scrappy; truculent |
| Incoming links |
| Similar to |
battleful, bellicose, combative; competitive, militant; hard-hitting, high-pressure; hostile; in-your-face; obstreperous; predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous; pugnacious, rough; scrappy; truculent |
| Antonym |
unaggressive → aggressive |
| Also see |
assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive; hostile; offensive |
| Derived from adjective |
aggressively → aggressive |
| Derivationally related form |
aggressiveness → aggressive |
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