hyperaggressive

adjective

Definition of hyperaggressivenext
as in pugnacious

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Recent Examples of hyperaggressive Will opponents try to take advantage of any vulnerability, following the hyperaggressive blueprint that, say, Daniil Medvedev used to defeat a subdued Alcaraz at the BNP Paribas Open in March? — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 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 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
  • Hilton cuts a colorful and pugnacious figure on the campaign trail.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In 2005, the Cage was opened by Ross (the Boss) Friedman, a founding member of the pugnacious and seminal punk band the Dictators, stalwarts of the early CBGB scene.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of pugnacious
Adjective
  • The platform still plays that game, though even there the tone has become somewhat combative, as one creator notes to THR.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Addressing this head-on, in the moment, could come across as combative.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 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
  • The measure would prohibit the government from joining sanctions against any belligerent country except sanctions approved by the United Nations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Relatives said Billini had even asked the building’s management to move her to another apartment to get her away from her belligerent neighbor.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of belligerent
Adjective
  • Not that Georgian masculinity, with its macho, bellicose posturing and archaic codes of honor, is portrayed as anything other than fumbling and futile.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At least, that’s what the bellicose rhetoric from Tehran suggests.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of bellicose
Adjective
  • Bam Adebayo wasn’t aggressive enough on the offensive side of the ball, which has been a consistent story line of his nine-year NBA career.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On a network like this, rule-breaking often isn’t aggressive at all.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 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
  • As an open source scripting language for building dynamic websites and web apps, PHP has come to be a de facto building block for the Web.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This capital intensive model forces SpaceX to rely heavily on debt financing or external liquidity to bridge cash deficits, a dynamic analysts warn remains a key drag on market sentiment.
    — , CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of dynamic

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