Synonyms for assertive
əˈsɜr tɪvas·sertive

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1. assertive, self-asserting, self-assertiveadjective

   aggressively self-assured

   "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

   Synonyms:
   self-assertive, bumptious, self-asserting

   Antonyms:
   retiring, nonassertive, self-effacing, reticent, unassertive

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1. assertiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   positive, peremptory, declaratory, affirmative

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1. List of paraphrases for "assertive":

   self-confident, incisive, dynamic

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1. Jabari Asim:

   He still has a ways to go in talking about racism and I had hoped he would be more assertive in his second term, he needs to address the idea that white people need to have a conversation about race among themselves. It's the silent majority of white people who benefit from privilege and that needs to be topic one.

2. Margaret Hodge:

   All the other countries have collected much more, we are never assertive enough, aggressive enough to protect the taxpayer.

3. Dana Varble:

   Animals have different personalities like we do, some people sleep with the lights on and some people like to sleep in the complete dark. One pet might have more of a protective, another more of an assertive personality.

4. Jules Feiffer:

   At sixteen I was stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self- confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?

5. Mitch McConnell:

   If I were one of our Sunni Arab allies watching this, I'd be encouraged that America was back in the business of being more assertive, less passive. That does not mean you are going to send in the troops every time there is a skirmish somewhere, but I thought it was very reassuring.