AGGRESSIVELY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

aggressively

adverb

Definition of aggressively

as in strongly

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Recent Examples of aggressively Dern at least throws aggressively, while Robertson has really never committed to striking exchanges or won them. — Brett Appley, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 However, Sandisk is aggressively shifting toward a new business model that locks in long-term agreements. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 This could not be more apparent in the cold open, which suddenly introduces a new Buckley classmate named Really Rhonda, played by the aggressively Gen-Z actress Ivy Wolk. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 At one time, scientists didn’t think that significant quantities of free oxygen, or O2, would be found anywhere else on the planet, in part because O2 reacts aggressively with other elements. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Caglianone sprinted to third base and Royals third-base coach Vance Wilson aggressively waved him home. — Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 And, at this juncture, some analysis suggests that the firms most aggressively adopting AI are in fact growing headcount. — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The gap is widening between enterprises that have aggressively adopted AI and those that are taking it on more slowly, new data from OpenAI shows. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Rather, these agents have been aggressively trained by these companies to pursue any goal as aggressively as possible. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressively

Adverb

Even when the material was strongly disturbed, the electronic order rebuilt itself smoothly across the sample.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Its themes of environmental fragility, social inequality, labour and belonging resonate strongly with the identity of our region.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 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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As the year's biggest event begins, McIntosh is already firmly at the top of the sport.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Step 2 Meanwhile, blend 1 cup (firmly packed) tender herbs (such as parsley, dill, cilantro, and/or basil), ¾ cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt, ⅓ cup mayonnaise, 1 Tbsp.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 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

Today’s luxury traveller is often cash rich but decidedly time poor, and doesn’t necessarily want to dedicate half a day to visiting a shopping mall.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
And the race’s constant churn—frontrunners dropping out, Crowley in then out, then back in with endorsements galore—has left the field decidedly unsettled.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

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