hyperaggressive

adjective

Definition of hyperaggressivenext
as in pugnacious

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Recent Examples of hyperaggressive Goetz had on his side Barry Slotnick, a hyperaggressive defense lawyer who represented clients as varied as John Gotti and the Lubavitchers. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 Auburn surprisingly sat out the quarterback transfer market a year ago but was hyperaggressive at the position this winter. — Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle. — David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023 The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics. — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022 Their hyperaggressive driving was deranged, but unfortunately not unusual. — William Falk, The Week, 14 Aug. 2021 Unsurprisingly, most available evidence suggests that their style of hyperaggressive diplomacy wasn’t winning friends. — Washington Post, 3 June 2021 Not only does the US have to contend with more contagious COVID variants from the UK and South Africa, but a hyperaggressive relaxation of COVID safety guidelines could spur additional outbreaks in the near future. — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021 One worker wasp—and only one—suddenly becomes hyperaggressive. — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperaggressive
  1. pugnacious
  2. combative
  3. warlike
  4. belligerent
  5. bellicose
  6. aggressive
  7. overambitious
  8. dynamic
Adjective
  • Indeed, his rising profile as a pugnacious public commentator has arguably exceeded his influence on Wall Street.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Friends and colleagues contrasted her pugnacious political statements with her personal kindness and good humor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of pugnacious
Adjective
  • In the combative hearing, Paul and other Republicans accused Fauci of lying in earlier testimony about the coronavirus’s origins, something the longtime National Institutes of Health scientist has forcefully denied.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Every stage also awards a €2,000 (or over $2,200) prize to the most combative rider.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
Definition of combative
Adjective
  • Macron says fires are warlike crisis for France Out-of-control wildfires represent France’s greatest crisis since World War II, President Emmanuel Macron said.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
  • The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Definition of warlike
Adjective
  • Per the title, Aang is the last surviving airbender after his pacifist brethren were slaughtered by a belligerent, expansionist Fire Nation.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • The tit-for-tat strikes and increasingly belligerent posture from both sides roiled markets and is threatening to unravel the memorandum of understanding signed last month to end the war.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of belligerent
Adjective
  • At least, that’s what the bellicose rhetoric from Tehran suggests.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • At National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, a controversial but popular Russian studies program introduced last fall has nothing to do with the glories of imperial Russia and everything to do with the thinking and motivations of the bellicose power next door.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026
Definition of bellicose
Adjective
  • The fire department said firefighters quickly went into defensive mode because the flames were so aggressive.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Starting the playoffs in the wild-card round reduces the World Series odds that Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has repeatedly cited as a factor in how aggressive a front office should be at the trade deadline.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of aggressive
Adjective
  • That original felt like an overambitious audition, all screaming guitars and synthesizer lines competing for your attention.
    — Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
  • Misfires in the transfer market, a widespread injury crisis and an overambitious tactical game plan saw everything unravel.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Definition of overambitious
Adjective
  • Simply put, the Chiefs’ offense needs to be more versatile and dynamic after finishing 15th, 15th and 21st in points scored the last three seasons.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The article concludes that continuous innovation, rather than protectionist policies, is the true key to staying competitive in the dynamic semiconductor sector.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of dynamic

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