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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.
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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
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
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Simultaneously, a mass of low-pressure air is developing over the Great Lakes.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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The approaching chill is part of a low-pressure system that’s going to be moving across the eastern United States.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 Nov. 2021
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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
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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
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Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.—
Yasmine AlSayyad,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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This is a true Mediterranean climate, with hot, sunny summers and mild winters.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The main side effects are mild, like upset stomach or insomnia, but the NCCIH cautions that the supplement can interfere with certain medications, including blood thinners and insulin.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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After a sluggish performance in the season opener against the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers responded in a big way Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves — all without LeBron James, who was sidelined for the second straight game.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Sentiment among investors and consumers could sour as uncertainty looms over the economy, some economists warned, noting a feedback loop as participants brace for further pain and the ensuing pullback triggers sluggish economic performance.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With stunning celerity, possibility becomes probability and then certainty, as readers reject the quiet, circuitous, and unglamorous narratives of prudential compromise, ambiguous diplomacy, or incremental progress.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ibsen’s choice to use Hedda’s maiden name for the play speaks to her resistance to the strong presence of men in her life; DaCosta’s choice to remove the surname entirely speaks to a rejection of patriarchal identity, replaced with an ambiguous void that Hedda herself doesn’t know how to fill.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Here, then, are 8 financial fixes for anyone with an hour to spare on a sleepy Sunday morning.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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For months, New Jersey’s 2025 governor’s race was considered sleepy political theater—the kind expected to reaffirm the state’s blue credentials before national operatives move on.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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