AGGRESSIVELY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

aggressively

adverb

Definition of aggressively

as in strongly

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Recent Examples of aggressively OpenAI has aggressively poached top current and former Apple leadership and engineering talent, primarily to build a dedicated hardware division. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Beyond physical assets, these companies have also achieved high valuations by aggressively capturing the explosive, long-term growth of global e-commerce. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 July 2026 Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had again been aggressively criticizing NATO for its lack of support over Iran and for failing to spend anywhere near enough money on its own security. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 July 2026 But rather than lobbying aggressively for the All-Star Game's biggest honor, Cease pointed toward one of the league's brightest young stars. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Why use glyphosate For well over a century, the state and federal government aggressively suppressed all fire in California forests — many of which were adapted to low-severity flames that rolled through the understory every five to 20 years. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 The speculative boom has faded, estimates have become more realistic, and collectors who once competed aggressively for rare Burgundy and Bordeaux wines are taking their time. — George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026 Quinn never had to face an opponent until 19-year-old David Krupa’s campaign in 2023, a primary that saw 13th Ward campaign workers aggressively bombard residents to revoke support for Krupa. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026 Politicians like Moore argue that the problem has little to do with the short-sighted policy of aggressively reducing reliable fossil fuel generation, such as natural gas, without securing adequate replacements. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026

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Adverb

Even with global unemployment at historically low levels, fewer than one in four workers strongly believe their job is safe from being eliminated, according to ADP Research.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The difference between these two measurements gives the exciton binding energy, a key quantity that determines how strongly the electron and hole remain bound together.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

Gauff has had trouble playing assertively enough to close out matches, and arrives in southwest London with baggage about a lackluster history on grass.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 27 June 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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His Hammness does show up, tongue planted firmly in his photogenic cheek, and reminds you that nobody does handsome-guy self-mockery better than Jon Hamm.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026
Working with sections about 2 inches wide, wrap the hair firmly around a silk heatless curling ribbon, directing the hair away from the face.

— Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026

Definition of firmly

Adverb

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
On this resolutely French island, the interior showcases Italian classic modernism, with furniture by Molteni and a sculptural Minotti kitchen.

— Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026

Definition of resolutely

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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
For her part, Gianina is just trying to stow away enough earnings to support her daughter, Maria (Sofia Dragoman), who lives with her grandmother (Liliana Ghita) in a grimly anonymous village in the countryside, and to save for an anticipated Christmas reunion in Romania.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 11 June 2026

Definition of grimly

Adverb

At the end of a two-week trial, the verdict went strongly in favor of Maria Avila, who was viciously attacked by Hades, a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown, while emptying trash outside the singer’s Tarzana, California house.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026
Anyone angry enough to punch someone else in the head that viciously should go straight to jail.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of viciously

Adverb

In Palm Beach, Worth Avenue feels decidedly glitzier than many of America’s other iconic main streets, striped with designer boutiques, upscale galleries, polished restaurants, and luxury hotels.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
While interest in the tournament has been decidedly mixed among Americans (more on that later), the international diehards who traveled here have made their presence felt.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

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