Antonyms for assertive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-sur-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɜr tɪv |
Definition of assertive
Origin :- 1560s, "declaratory, positive, full of assertion," from assert + -ive. Meaning "insisting on one's rights" is short for self-assertive (1865).
- adj aggressive
- This assertive Briton has no desire to lose identity in "Brahm."
- Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
- He was a slender fellow with close-clipped, assertive red hair.
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- There was in them something else, or more, than the assertive grossness of life.
- Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London
- His paganism would be too assertive; it might even be in bad taste.
- Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster
- He irritated the older men by his assertive manner, and his cocksureness.
- Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence
- There was an assertive note in Cheniston's voice when he spoke to his sister which was new to her.
- Extract from : « Afterwards » by Kathlyn Rhodes
- Youth should be modest, and he was assertive from his childhood.
- Extract from : « Uarda, Complete » by Georg Ebers
- Mr. Crewe, who was anything but a fool, and just as assertive as Mr. Flint, cut in.
- Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- She hated the assertive hand on her, demanding her back out of pain.
- Extract from : « The Narrow House » by Evelyn Scott
- He had an assertive, positive way, that Harry Brackett could not withstand.
- Extract from : « The Rival Campers Afloat » by Ruel Perley Smith
Synonyms for assertive
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