AGGRESSIVELY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

aggressively

adverb

Definition of aggressively

as in strongly

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Recent Examples of aggressively This week brought me from Belgian Gothic seminaries to Victorian mansions, with a few aggressively average $4,700 apartments sprinkled among them to keep us grounded. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026 Other countries are moving aggressively in the opposite direction. — Karia Samaroo, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 The idea here is to prevent affiliates from aggressively taking positions based on their expectations for how an outcome will resolve, though the CFTC acknowledges that affiliates can still end up with directional risk as prices move. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Applied Materials reports earnings next Thursday , and investors are still aggressively chasing the artificial intelligence trade after a brief pullback in big tech valuations. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Sheinbaum has assumed considerable political and personal risk in confronting the cartels more aggressively than many expected. — Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Roughly one-third of state AGs are on the ballot in the upcoming November midterms, and the outcomes of this election cycle will greatly influence how aggressively existing laws are enforced in the coming years. — Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The researchers also found tighter pricing that indicates lenders are competing more aggressively to win business — never a great sign of prudent risk management. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Roseville Police Department Residents are being urged to keep their distance and call authorities if the bear behaves aggressively or poses an immediate threat. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Adverb

Management tried to modernize a restaurant brand built around nostalgia, underestimated how strongly customers identified with its image, and eventually reversed the change after a fierce backlash.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The Norwood firefighters union strongly applauded the legislative push, noting that the vote follows years of advocacy by community members who refused to let the issue fade away.

— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

Sinner expects a lack of rhythm and for Zverev to put their past aside and come out assertively.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 12 July 2026
After sitting a bit on the sidelines in the early days of the generative AI boom, risk-adverse finance departments are more assertively using these tools, with 75% reporting using AI compared to just 30% two years ago.

— John Kell, Fortune, 20 May 2026

Definition of assertively

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That puts Alaska, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and parts of New York firmly in play, with the deepest views in Fairbanks, Alaska, and northern Maine.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The company hopes that this will help move the longtime model firmly into even more luxurious territory.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of firmly

Adverb

Even with the high ceilings and crown moulding, the appointments feel resolutely cool and modern.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Even the Vidiians, a race of aliens who borrow heavily from the David Cronenberg playbook with their frequent body modifications, are portrayed in a resolutely PG way.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

In the wake of the disaster, the survivors' roles are reversed in grimly funny ways.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Tuchel’s approach might, at least, be grimly appropriate for a tournament whose organizers would surely like everyone to focus on the action, and ignore the stench of corruption and xenophobia in the air.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

Definition of grimly

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Enzo Fernandez, who already was booked for a first-half yellow card, viciously tackled Spanish defender Pau Cubarsí.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Yet somehow, two decades later, the viciously antisemitic Vichy regime planted itself in power; a shocking betrayal by France of some of its most loyal and generous supporters, in a dehumanizing toxic swamp of suspicion, judgment, envy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of viciously

Adverb

Golden State’s new floor is bright blue – decidedly not a Valkyries team color – and features clear Chase Bank branding throughout.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Rendered in a tomato color palette, the retro motif gets a fresh update that channels ‘60s charm with a decidedly summer-ready twist.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026

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