aggressive
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- hostile, belligerent, destructive, offensive, pugnacious, quarrelsome
- forceful, assertive, bold, dynamic, energetic, enterprising, militant, pushy (informal), vigorous

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Contrasted words: passive, unassertive, meek, submissive, yielding
Related Words: belligerent, combative, contentious, scrappy, domineering, imperious, masterful, tough, energetic, hard-hitting, strenuous, vigorous

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ag‧gres‧sive S3 /əˈɡresɪv/ adjective

1. behaving in an angry threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone:
Jim’s voice became aggressive.
Teachers apparently expect a certain amount of aggressive behaviour from boys.

2. very determined to succeed or get what you want:
A successful businessman has to be aggressive.
an aggressive marketing campaign

3. an aggressive disease spreads quickly in the body:
an aggressive form of breast cancer
—aggressively adverb
—aggressiveness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

aggressive
adj.
I. likely to fight/argue with other people
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get | make sb Watching violence on TV makes some children more aggressive.
ADV. extremely, particularly, really, very | increasingly | quite, rather | openly Her mood became openly aggressive when his name was mentioned.
PREP. towards He warned that his dog was aggressive towards strangers.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

aggressive
II. behaving in a determined way
VERBS be
ADV. extremely, highly, very the company's highly aggressive marketing techniques
fairly, somewhat

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲