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as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
a bunch of self-asserting upstarts who thought that they could buy their way into high society
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as in confident
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities
it takes a rather self-asserting person to start a business at such a young age
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as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
just the kind of cocky, self-asserting person that you'd expect a sports agent to be
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-asserting
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This is an organization that can be frustratingly set in its ways and arrogant in its belief that there’s no better way.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Planning for more than 11 contests out of Dobbins, something only produced twice over his first six NFL seasons, isn’t just arrogant.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Regardless of whether the debt is fraudulent, that check can provide a more confident understanding of what’s going on.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The athlete himself also has a confident gait—still lanky and long-limbed in that teenage way, but assured.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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Senior defender Adriana Warrington and sophomore defender Corinne Faivre anchor aggressive back line.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Shapiro framed the work as a necessary step in the fight against biodiversity loss, arguing that conservation science may require more aggressive solutions as biodiversity declines.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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This means that previous modelling was likely overly optimistic of engine performance, and reveals that real engines will like underperform with existing designs.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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And many borrowers began the year cautiously optimistic that the momentum would continue.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Old Town Pizza, long associated with Roseville’s bar district and more traditional offerings, is moving into the city’s civic core — directly across from City Hall and Vernon Street Town Square — with a larger, more ambitious concept.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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The exhibition features an assortment of each organization’s top prospects, and in this year’s installment, the Rangers showcased their latest ambitious venture.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Over years and then decades, the two women’s relationship swings between fierce sisterhood, bitter jealousy and an uneasy combination of the two.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Lowe/Pickett/Scroggins competition should be fierce, and don’t discount the freshmen, especially Lafayette.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Self-asserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-asserting. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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