AGGRESSIVELY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

aggressively

adverb

Definition of aggressively

as in strongly

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Recent Examples of aggressively Both carriers are discounting more aggressively while protecting margins, though the discounts skew toward large customers and widen the gap between headline rates and what smaller shippers pay. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Pay down debt aggressively and consider selling non-core assets while valuations are still high. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Blue Origin has been aggressively restoring the launchpad with a goal of returning New Glenn to flight by the end of 2026. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Commonly associated with environmental risk factors such as smoking or exposure to hazards like radon, the rare but aggressively fast-growing condition gets its name from the unusually tiny appearance of its cells. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026 And hair in particular, Gibson says, is often aggressively policed as it is linked to ideas of professionalism. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026 The company has a decades-long reputation for protecting user data more aggressively than its competitors. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The wind can push the fire front more aggressively, sure, but that’s no longer the firefighters’ most pressing worry. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 With this hardware, Nvidia and Microsoft are aggressively redefining mobile computing and setting the stage for the next decade of personal technology. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggressively

Adverb

The final agreement did not include changes to that practice and was ultimately not voted on by the Legislature after the last-minute deal was strongly criticized, particularly by assembly members.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Netflix strongly encourages employees to take a portion of their pay in the form of equity, but with shares down more than 45 percent from a year ago employees who have done so are feeling the pain.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

Ellison’s management team will have to cut costs assertively, in part by streamlining some of Paramount and Warner’s overlapping tech platforms.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of assertively

Adverb

Though based on the visuals of the past, his output is determinedly contemporary.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Blue-collar Ho-seok (Sul), a man traumatized by losing his factory job after a workers’ strike, lives a quiet life with his determinedly optimistic wife, Mi-ok (Jeon).

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of determinedly

Adverb

The index has lost almost 40% since its June high and is firmly entrenched in bear market.

— Justina Lee,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
The reality is the situation in Nashville couldn't possibly be any worse, with the franchise firmly sitting at rock bottom.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of firmly

Adverb

The time-only two-hander is resolutely Brutalist in style, with sharp, geometric lines, an ultra-thin rectangular case, and bold pops of burgundy.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
The rise of new consumers has given rise to a new marketing mandate, one that is resolutely consumer-centric.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

He had been viciously attacked seemingly while asleep, struck multiple times in the face with a sharp, ax-like instrument, The Herald News reported.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Some of the attacks were viciously personal, like about how a deceased family member deserved to die.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of viciously

Adverb

In one image, Grande’s Olivia Jones stands beside De Niro’s Byrnes, who wears a decidedly skeptical expression, her hand resting on his German shepherd.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
While the look nods to Carolyn Bessette Kennedy with its restrained elegance, the final product is decidedly Giulia’s own.

— Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026

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