NONASSERTIVE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

nonassertive

adjective

Definition of nonassertive

as in nonemphatic

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as in low-pressure

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Recent Examples of nonassertive People who knew Zhang described him to police as a nonassertive man who avoided conflict and typically acquiesced to his wife. — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021 Those who saw an assertive ad chose to allocate $7 of the gift card to the brand on average, compared with $14 for those who saw a nonassertive ad. — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 May 2017

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Adjective

The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.

— Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018
This 1991 feature, the second by Mexican filmmaker Maria Novaro, is leisurely paced and unemphatic but firmly conceived and executed, with a lot of feeling for female solidarity.

— Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 17 Apr. 2018

Definition of unemphatic

Adjective

Advertisement Audiobook walking clubs are now emerging around the country, turning an activity typically enjoyed solo into a low-pressure social event.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
But that will change by the weekend, The Bee’s Macaday said, as a low-pressure system finally pushes the ridge of high pressure to the east starting later Friday.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of low-pressure

Adjective

The coming-of-age drama, based on Coffey’s life, follows a high school student with mild cerebral palsy trying to wrestle for the school’s scholastic wrestling team.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
The mild sweetness of onions pairs naturally with tallow’s savory character, and when fried at the right temperature the coating turns crisp and golden without the onions losing their tender bite.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of mild

Adjective

This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.

— Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Definition of unassertive

Adjective

Here, the movie acquires an ambiguous power, and the proceedings begin to head south.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
To reveal more of Okita’s endlessly surprising and playfully ambiguous script would be to rob audiences of the film’s numerous pleasures, which run the gamut from hearty belly-laughs to heartbreaking melodrama.

— James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ambiguous

Adjective

The company has also contended with sluggish sales due to softer consumer demand and mounting competition.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
At the same time, sluggish growth makes new projects harder to finance, particularly at rents that lower-income residents can pay.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sluggish

Adjective

The Hawkeyes were taking on (the) Ohio State University last weekend in the biggest event of the year for sleepy Iowa City, and this New Englander wanted to tailgate at a Big Ten college football game.

— Carine Hajjar, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
On the afternoon of October 3, a crowd of unhappy protesters gathered along a busy street in the heart of Huntington, New York, a sleepy suburb along the northern coast of Long Island.

— Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

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