AGGRESSIVELY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

aggressively

adverb

Definition of aggressively

as in strongly

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Recent Examples of aggressively Either South Carolina or Nevada is expected to go first, and each state has aggressively campaigned for the coveted spot. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 Before McDaniel’s first NFL game, one Vikings defender aggressively poked his left eye in practice. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 In the first video shared by the cruiser, the woman can be seen aggressively scratching her foot with her hand before reaching to pick up her food and eat it. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 The ability to invest aggressively, move quickly, and make long-term platform commitments without a debt overhang is not something every player in this market can claim right now. — Mark Bishof, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 More than a dozen states offer some sort of tax credit for donating land and some, including New York, Colorado and Georgia, have aggressively expanded their conservation easement programs in recent years. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Teachers hired by the district would ideally have full teaching certifications in Texas, but the district has dipped into a pool of uncertified applicants in order to aggressively fill its hundreds of vacancies. — Samuel O’Neal 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026 The law, backed by Garner and Halle Berry, increased penalties for aggressively harassing or photographing minors because of their parents' occupations and allows parents to pursue civil damages against violators. — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 22 July 2026 This is especially important for plants that spread aggressively. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressively

Adverb

Israeli defense officials warned Sunday that the country will hit back strongly if Iran attacks Israel.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
And because local equity markets performed so strongly, Israeli investors shifted long‑term investments back into shekel‑denominated assets, strengthening the currency.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 19 July 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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Another season-ticket holder from that first year remembered crowds being firmly in the 5,500 range.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The decision to leave an underperforming third-party logistics provider (3PL) is usually simple enough, but contract termination fees, system integrations and inventory transfer expenses stand firmly in the way.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Definition of firmly

Adverb

But despite interest from the mainstream, Songer remains resolutely independent.

— Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
Japan’s largest studio and dominant theatrical exhibitor — home of Godzilla and Seven Samurai — has also long been, like so much of corporate Japan, cautious, deliberate and resolutely domestic in its outlook.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 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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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
Formalizing the sports practice was a natural next step, Lopez said, as Paul Hastings operates in an industry where firms viciously compete for market share.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of viciously

Adverb

This murky pour is decidedly brown and so heavily doctored with vitamin C and pectin that the flavor of pineapple is barely detectable.

— Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Reading the book from the perspective of someone decidedly middle-aged was, for sure, different.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

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