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Aggressive

/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/

Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.

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📖 Definitions of "Aggressive"

adjective

1
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"
2
Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
3
(of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.

🔄 Synonyms of "Aggressive"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
belligerentnoun	Engaged in warfare, warring.
rapacious	(also figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
contentious	Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
truculent	Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
assertive	Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
ambitious	(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
roughnoun	Not smooth; uneven.
raveningnoun	Voracious and greedy.
pugnacious	Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
bellicose	Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
obstreperous	Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
militantnoun	Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.
hostilenoun	Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
combative	Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
enterprisingnoun	Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
pushy	Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
vulturous	Having the characteristics of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging.
raptorial	Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
vulturine	Pertaining to or having characteristics of vultures.
predatory	Living by preying on other living animals.
scrappy	(informal) Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
self-assertive	determined to advance one's own personality or views
hard-hitting	Aggressively vigorous or forceful.
invasivenoun	(by extension) (biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
competitive	Of or pertaining to competition.

↔️ Antonyms of "Aggressive"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unaggressive	Not aggressive; peaceable; not violent.
nonaggressive	Not aggressive

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Aggressive"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
pugnacious	Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
combative	Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
pushful	Energetic; pushy.
invasive	(by extension) (biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
battleful	Full of battles or conflicts.
contentious	Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
pushy	Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
obstreperous	Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
competitive	Of or pertaining to competition.
scrappy	(informal) Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
truculent	Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
hostile	Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
enterprising	Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
hard-hitting	Aggressively vigorous or forceful.
pushing	That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
bellicose	Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
rough	Not smooth; uneven.
militant	Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.
belligerentnoun	Engaged in warfare, warring.
ambitious	(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.