nonassertive

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonassertive
Adjective
  • An upper-level low-pressure system is moving through the region, sending moisture and windy conditions to south-central Arizona.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • However, another low-pressure system will follow it throughout the day, causing a strong, gale-force front to impact the panhandle through Tuesday afternoon.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.
    Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018
Adjective
  • Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.
    Yasmine AlSayyad, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Veteran Ram staffers noted a bigger crowd than usual for an open scrimmage, buoyed by Homecoming weekend and more than mild curiosity.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, the breathable open backs will keep your feet feeling comfortable for those mild, sunny fall days.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Kansas City Chiefs have gotten off to a sluggish start to begin the 2025 NFL season.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Starving children stopped playing and appeared sluggish or apathetic; cognitive development seemed to halt or even regress.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • According to the institute statement, which remained ambiguous about the mosquito’s permanence, the insect probably arrived via freight transportation.
    Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps its message is meant to be deliberately ambiguous—or maybe there’s no message at all.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Those ticket sales were enough to lead an otherwise sleepy weekend at the domestic box office.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Showgirl leads a sleepy top 10 on the latest Billboard 200, where no albums debut in the region.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024

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“Nonassertive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonassertive. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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