assertive
- confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- having a distinctive or pronounced taste or aroma.
Origin of assertive
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firmness, willpower, assertiveness, resoluteness, resolve, determination, purpose, purposefulness, resolution, conclusiveness, vigor, strength, power, energy, vitality, vim, fierceness, intensity, vehemence, aggressivenessExamples from the Web for assertiveness
Contemporary Examples of assertiveness
When she tries to join a conversation between two men at dinner she is chastened for her assertiveness.
The assertiveness China already shows in Asia and Africa is just the beginning.
I absolutely love the assertiveness of olives and capers, especially when paired with a meaty fish like swordfish.
Historical Examples of assertiveness
Moore's had been imploring in its assertiveness, the desire to convince.
The PrisonerAlice Brown
For all his assertiveness in matters of opinion he is not an intrusive person.
Notes on My BooksJoseph Conrad
Flourishes are always indicative of a certain amount of assertiveness.
The Detection of ForgeryDouglas Blackburn
There lurked in it a suggestion of assertiveness, of aggressiveness even.
Who?Elizabeth Kent
Chief among these one notices the assertiveness of the dogs.
Le Petit NordAnne Elizabeth Caldwell (MacClanahan) Grenfell and Katie Spalding
assertive
- confident and direct in claiming one's rights or putting forward one's views
- given to making assertions or bold demands; dogmatic or aggressive