Antonyms for assertiveness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-sur-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɜr tɪv


Definition of assertiveness

Origin :
  • "tendency toward self-assertion," 1881, from assertive + -ness.
  • As in decidedness : noun decision
  • As in decisiveness : noun decision
  • As in forcefulness : noun force
  • As in obstinateness : noun unruliness
  • As in obstreperousness : noun unruliness
  • As in recalcitrance : noun unruliness
  • As in recalcitrancy : noun unruliness
  • As in refractoriness : noun unruliness
  • As in uncontrollability : noun unruliness
  • As in uncontrollableness : noun unruliness
  • As in ungovernableness : noun unruliness
  • As in unmanageability : noun unruliness
  • As in untowardness : noun unruliness
Example sentences :
  • Moore's had been imploring in its assertiveness, the desire to convince.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • For all his assertiveness in matters of opinion he is not an intrusive person.
  • Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
  • Flourishes are always indicative of a certain amount of assertiveness.
  • Extract from : « The Detection of Forgery » by Douglas Blackburn
  • There lurked in it a suggestion of assertiveness, of aggressiveness even.
  • Extract from : « Who? » by Elizabeth Kent
  • Chief among these one notices the assertiveness of the dogs.
  • Extract from : « Le Petit Nord » by Anne Elizabeth Caldwell (MacClanahan) Grenfell and Katie Spalding
  • Even Uncle Peter, whom he had come warmly to admire, jarred upon him with his crudity and his Western assertiveness.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • His assertiveness was compelling, and even the captain displayed symptoms of being impressed.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • Had his assertiveness, like his compliance, been part and parcel of a mind not at peace, not grounded in a definite faith?
  • Extract from : « The Precipice » by Elia Wilkinson Peattie
  • Charles Lamb, without any difficulty and without the show of assertiveness, would have maintained it better.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Authors, British and American » by Edwin Watts Chubb
  • Nikolievs voice sounded more gentle, and seemed even to have lost some of its assertiveness and force.
  • Extract from : « The Duel » by A. I. Kuprin

Synonyms for assertiveness

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