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Synonyms for aggressive
əˈgrɛs ɪvag·gres·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
aggressiveadjective
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"
Synonyms:
fast-growing(a), strong-growing, belligerentAntonyms:
amicable, low-pressure, unaggressive, confined, nonaggressiveaggressive, fast-growing(a), strong-growingadjective
tending to spread quickly
"an aggressive tumor"
Antonyms:
unaggressive, nonaggressive, amicable, low-pressure, confinedaggressive, belligerentadjective
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
"aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"
Synonyms:
fast-growing(a), militant, strong-growing, war-ridden, warring, belligerentAntonyms:
confined, low-pressure, nonaggressive, amicable, unaggressive
Dictionary of English Synonymes
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "aggressive":
offensive, aggression, hostile, dynamic, agonistic, energetic, snippy, bold, vigorous, dynamics, overbearing, aggressor, belligerent
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2726 | dynamic | |
#3945 | bold | |
#4928 | dynamics | |
#6274 | offensive | |
#7750 | aggressive | |
#12170 | hostile | |
#14373 | energetic | |
#15217 | aggression | |
#19156 | vigorous | |
#20046 | militant | |
#43129 | warring | |
#50789 | aggressor | |
#55147 | belligerent | |
#64264 | overbearing | |
#131427 | snippy | |
#137478 | agonistic |
How to use aggressive in a sentence?
Investors are keen on SJM in anticipation that it will become more aggressive in its business approach on the back of stronger control of the company and closer ties among its major shareholders.
Sometimes it feels like we are running some kind of bed-and-breakfast with very drunk and aggressive guests, we really do feel like we are working in a hotel, and the guests are angry and bossy and demand food brought to them. And by the time they go to sleep, were left to just clean up and talk about how theyve treated us that day!
President Bush wasn't the first to use signing statements, but President Bush used them more often than both President Bush predecessors and successors, and, as importantly, President Bush consistently used them to advance an aggressive theory of constitutional limits on Congress' power to interfere with the Executive Branch that was largely a novelty.
Coaches kept giving me confidence and the guys kept telling me, ‘Don’t lose confidence and stay aggressive,' i just wanted to show up when my team needed it.
I think Wizarding World encouraged Walt Disney to be as aggressive as they are being with Galaxys Edge, walt Disney doesn't want anyone to say,' Oh, Universal's the creative leader in this industry because Harry Potter was so good.'.
Translations for aggressive
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- aggressiefAfrikaans
- عدواني, العدوانيArabic
- агресивен, нападателенBulgarian
- agressiuCatalan, Valencian
- agresivní, útočnýCzech
- gormesolWelsh
- aggressivDanish
- angriffslustig, aggressivGerman
- επιθετικόςGreek
- agresaEsperanto
- agresivoSpanish
- kallaletungivEstonian
- سلطهجوPersian
- hyökkäävä, aggressiivinenFinnish
- agressifFrench
- ionsaitheachIrish
- ionnsaigheachScottish Gaelic
- agresivoGalician
- מתגרהHebrew
- आक्रामकHindi
- agresszívHungarian
- ագրեսիվArmenian
- agresifIndonesian
- aggressivoItalian
- אגרסיוויHebrew
- 積極的, 侵略的, 攻撃的, 積極的なJapanese
- აგრესიულიGeorgian
- 호전, 적극적인, 好戰Korean
- aggressivus, feroxLatin
- agresīvsLatvian
- whakaarikiMāori
- түрэмгийMongolian
- aggressiva, aggressivMaltese
- agressiefDutch
- aggressivNorwegian
- agressiuOccitan
- agresywnyPolish
- agressivoPortuguese
- agresivRomanian
- агрессивный, воинственныйRussian
- nasilan, насилан, агресиван, agresivan, насртљив, nasrtljivSerbo-Croatian
- agresívnySlovak
- nasilenSlovene
- agresivAlbanian
- aggressivSwedish
- ก้าวร้าวThai
- mabalagsikTagalog
- saldırgan, agresifTurkish
- агресивнийUkrainian
- xâm lượcVietnamese
- 侵略性Chinese
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