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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.
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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.
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Alina Dizik,
WSJ,
16 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonassertive
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The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.
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The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.
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The low-pressure system originated there and is moving through the Northwest and into southeastern Oregon and Southwest Idaho.
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Quietcations intentionally simplify daily routines by encouraging repetitive, low-pressure rituals such as reading in the same chair every morning, walking the same trail or returning to the same café each day.
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Any outdoor space equipped with a sun shade sail offers relief from the heat, mild protection from rain and an improved aesthetic.
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Some experience mild discomfort.
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This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
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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.
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As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.
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At a billion scans a month, even modest rates imply hundreds of millions of ambiguous results a year, each one demanding a clinical decision and producing a worried customer.
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Canada was sluggish until the desperation kicked in.
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Merz's coalition of center-right and center-left parties took office just over a year ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany's sluggish economy, Europe's biggest.
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When that happens, people become more guarded, less open and less willing to engage.
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
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At some point, sleepy teenagers make their way into the kitchen, lured by the aroma of whatever their mom has decided to bake before dawn.
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Ferries make regular runs to the sleepy island community located 40 or so miles off the coast of the New England mainland — weather permitting, of course.
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“Nonassertive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonassertive. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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