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assertive
[uh-sur-tiv]
adjective
confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic.
He is too assertive as a salesman.
Synonyms: , ,having a distinctive or pronounced taste or aroma.
assertive
/ ÉĖ²õÉĖ³ŁÉŖ±¹ /
adjective
confident and direct in claiming one's rights or putting forward one's views
given to making assertions or bold demands; dogmatic or aggressive
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- assertively adverb
- assertiveness noun
- nonassertive adjective
- nonassertively adverb
- nonassertiveness noun
- overassertive adjective
- overassertively adverb
- overassertiveness noun
- pseudoassertive adjective
- pseudoassertively adverb
- unassertive adjective
- unassertively adverb
- unassertiveness noun
- ²¹²õĖ²õ±š°ł³Ł¾±±¹±š±ō²ā adverb
- ²¹²õĖ²õ±š°ł³Ł¾±±¹±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of assertive1
Example Sentences
His voice, once shriveled by years of smoking and other abuses, was āassertive and confident,ā Lewis wrote.
A more powerful and increasingly assertive Beijing is now clashing with Washington for supremacy in just about everything, from trade to tech.
The new chancellor is seeking to cut a far more assertive figure on support for Ukraine than his predecessor, Olaf Scholz.
In the meantime, whatās notable is his eagerness to take on the former vice president, positioning himself as the most vocal and assertive of her potential gubernatorial rivals.
"I want to thank our firefighters for their assertive actions which meant the fire was contained to the building of origin," he added.
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When To Use
Assertive commonly means confident and direct when trying to get what one wants or saying what one wants to say. It can also mean aggressive, forceful, or having a tendency to make demands.These two meanings are typically applied to people, their personalities, or their actions. Assertive is sometimes also applied to food to mean having a bold flavor.Example: If you want your work to be noticed, you have to be more assertiveāyou canāt just sit quietly at every meeting.
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