ASSERTIVELY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

assertively

adverb

Definition of assertively

as in aggressively

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Recent Examples of assertively 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 So, they’ve been encouraged to negotiate more assertively and ask for more money. — Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 Overall, this combination of soft, complex malt with good hop character that’s strong but not too assertively bitter is dry, spicy, fruity and highly bubbly and carbonated. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026 Taste and add salt and pepper; the milk should be assertively seasoned. — CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 These early reports highlight how the mode may behave more assertively than before. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025 With the exception of SHoP’s assertively detailed, if financially troubled, extravaganza, the pall of clunkism has enveloped even projects that aspire to high design. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025 His confrontational style inspired a generation of young conservatives to assertively defend their values and to mock liberals, even in sometimes incendiary ways. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025

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Members of the crowd immediately took Czolgosz down, disarming him and beating him so aggressively that police had to intervene to save his life.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Running back Jordan Lyle’s status with the team is up in the air after being arrested on charges of aggressively fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer and reckless driving — the former of which is a second-degree felony.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of aggressively

Adverb

For the record, Duffy has strongly disclaimed any interest in the White House, which is, after all, just a bunch of boring grownups talking.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
While Mundo Deportivo later reported Balde was motivated to fight for his place, his omission from the squad now strongly indicates an exit.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of strongly

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Amid the resurgence of Japanese cinema on the international festival circuit over the past few years, one resolutely indie banner, Bitters End, has been quietly growing its profile across production, distribution and international sales.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Kopple’s documentary is a time capsule, offering a concentrated taste of an earlier moment in American culture, now resolutely over.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolutely

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The mood at the recent training camp in Portugal felt decidedly similar to the one Nuno instilled in 2024, when Forest then made a surprise challenge for Champions League qualification, before finishing seventh.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Studios series will have a decidedly lighter tone than its current one.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of decidedly

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Rose’s relationship with her father, too, is unusual in its unresolved jaggedness, while Sisto’s gruffly on-edge performance points to a deeper well of adult pain in Wes that his daughter cannot yet manage or comprehend.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 June 2026
Chief among the familiar faces is Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the stoic, gruffly professional explosives-disposal expert Major Will Tranter, who shows up at a construction site in the heart of London where an unexploded, 1,000-pound WWII bomb has just been found.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

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