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assertive definition

assertive


 
  Grep  of  noun  assertive 
  assertiveness 
  assertiveness  training 
 
  Overview  of  adj  assertive 
 
  The  adj  assertive  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  assertive  --  (inclined  to  bold  and  confident  assertion;  aggressively  self-assured;  "an  energetic  assertive  boy  who  was  always  ready  to  argue";  "pointing  directly  at  a  listener  is  an  assertive  act") 
  2.  assertive,  self-asserting,  self-assertive  --  (confidently  aggressive;  "too  assertive  as  a  salesman";  "his  self-assertive  and  unflagging  energy") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  assertive 
 
  2  senses  of  assertive 
 
  Sense  1 
  assertive  (vs.  unassertive) 
 
  unassertive  (vs.  assertive) 
  =>  reticent,  self-effacing 
  =>  nonassertive 
 
  Sense  2 
  assertive,  self-asserting,  self-assertive 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  aggressive)  ->  unaggressive,  nonaggressive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  assertive 
 
  2  senses  of  assertive 
 
  Sense  1 
  assertive  (vs.  unassertive) 
  =>  cocky 
  =>  emphatic,  forceful 
  Also  See->  aggressive#1;  imperative#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  assertive,  self-asserting,  self-assertive 
  =>  aggressive  (vs.  unaggressive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  assertive 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  assertive 
 
  assertive  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  assertive 
  assertive 
  nonassertive 
  self-assertive 
  unassertive 
 
  Overview  of  adj  assertive 
 
  The  adj  assertive  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  assertive  --  (inclined  to  bold  and  confident  assertion;  aggressively  self-assured;  "an  energetic  assertive  boy  who  was  always  ready  to  argue";  "pointing  directly  at  a  listener  is  an  assertive  act") 
  2.  assertive,  self-asserting,  self-assertive  --  (confidently  aggressive;  "too  assertive  as  a  salesman";  "his  self-assertive  and  unflagging  energy") 



assertive definition