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aggressive


 
  Grep  of  noun  aggressive 
  aggressiveness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  aggressive 
 
  The  adj  aggressive  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  aggressive  --  (having  or  showing  determination  and  energetic  pursuit  of  your  ends  "an  aggressive  businessman";  "an  aggressive  basketball  player";  "he  was  aggressive  and  imperious;  positive  in  his  convictions";  "aggressive  drivers") 
  2.  (1)  aggressive,  enterprising,  pushful,  pushing,  pushy  --  (marked  by  aggressive  ambition  and  energy  and  initiative;  "an  aggressive  young  exective";  "a  pushful  insurance  agent";  "a  pushing  youth  intent  on  getting  on  in  the  world") 
  3.  aggressive,  fast-growing  --  (tending  to  spread  quickly;  "an  aggressive  tumor") 
  4.  aggressive,  belligerent  --  (characteristic  of  an  enemy  or  one  eager  to  fight;  "aggressive  acts  against  another  country";  "a  belligerent  tone") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  aggressive 
 
  4  senses  of  aggressive 
 
  Sense  1 
  aggressive  (vs.  unaggressive) 
 
  unaggressive  (vs.  aggressive),  nonaggressive 
  =>  low-pressure 
 
  Sense  2 
  aggressive,  enterprising,  pushful,  pushing,  pushy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ambitious)  ->  unambitious,  ambitionless 
 
  Sense  3 
  aggressive,  fast-growing(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  invasive)  ->  confined 
 
  Sense  4 
  aggressive,  belligerent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hostile)  ->  amicable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  aggressive 
 
  4  senses  of  aggressive 
 
  Sense  1 
  aggressive  (vs.  unaggressive) 
  =>  assertive,  self-asserting,  self-assertive 
  =>  battleful,  bellicose,  combative,  contentious 
  =>  competitive,  militant 
  =>  hard-hitting,  high-pressure 
  =>  hostile 
  =>  obstreperous 
  =>  predatory,  rapacious,  raptorial,  ravening,  vulturine,  vulturous 
  =>  scrappy 
  =>  truculent 
  =>  pugnacious,  rough 
  Also  See->  assertive#1;  hostile#1;  offensive#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  aggressive,  enterprising,  pushful,  pushing,  pushy 
  =>  ambitious  (vs.  unambitious) 
 
  Sense  3 
  aggressive,  fast-growing(postnominal) 
  =>  invasive  (vs.  confined) 
 
  Sense  4 
  aggressive,  belligerent 
  =>  hostile  (vs.  amicable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  aggressive 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  aggressive 
 
  aggressive  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  aggressive 
  aggressive 
  nonaggressive 
  unaggressive 
 
  Overview  of  adj  aggressive 
 
  The  adj  aggressive  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  aggressive  --  (having  or  showing  determination  and  energetic  pursuit  of  your  ends  "an  aggressive  businessman";  "an  aggressive  basketball  player";  "he  was  aggressive  and  imperious;  positive  in  his  convictions";  "aggressive  drivers") 
  2.  (1)  aggressive,  enterprising,  pushful,  pushing,  pushy  --  (marked  by  aggressive  ambition  and  energy  and  initiative;  "an  aggressive  young  exective";  "a  pushful  insurance  agent";  "a  pushing  youth  intent  on  getting  on  in  the  world") 
  3.  aggressive,  fast-growing  --  (tending  to  spread  quickly;  "an  aggressive  tumor") 
  4.  aggressive,  belligerent  --  (characteristic  of  an  enemy  or  one  eager  to  fight;  "aggressive  acts  against  another  country";  "a  belligerent  tone") 



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