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self-assertive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of self-assertive

1 having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal

we need to hire self-assertive salespeople who don't require constant supervision

Synonyms of self-assertive

aggressive, ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure, in-your-face, militant, pushy, self-asserting

Words Related to self-assertive

argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, disputatious, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, trigger-happy, truculent, warlike

hyperaggressive, overambitious

dynamic, energetic, enterprising, gung ho, hustling, strenuous, vigorous

emphatic, obtrusive

adventuresome, adventurous, daring, dashing, emboldened, gutsy, venturesome, venturous

audacious, bold, brash, brassy, bumptious, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, confident, determined, forward, impudent, insolent, overconfident, presumptuous, unapologetic, unsubdued, unyielding

bare-knuckle (also bare-knuckled), feisty, scrappy

dominating, domineering, imperious, lordly, magisterial, overbearing

Near Antonyms of self-assertive

easygoing, laid-back, relaxed

acquiescent, amenable, compliant, deferential, docile, resigned, submissive, tractable, yielding

cowering, cringing, groveling (or grovelling), shrinking

bashful, demure, diffident, humble, lowly, meek, mild, modest, mousy (or mousey), overmodest, passive, quiet, reserved, retiring, shy, subdued, timid, unobtrusive

obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient

Antonyms of self-assertive

ambitionless, low-pressure, nonassertive, unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising

2 having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

after the interview, we chose a less self-assertive and more self-effacing applicant

Synonyms of self-assertive

arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, highfalutin (also hifalutin), huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity

Words Related to self-assertive

authoritarian, bossy, dominant, dominating, domineering, magisterial, pontifical, pontificating

condescending, disdainful, patronizing

impertinent, impudent, saucy

snobbish, snobby, snooty

blusterous, blustery, boastful, bombastic, braggart, bragging, braggy, cocky, swaggering, vain, vainglorious

complacent, conceited, egocentric, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), hubristic, narcissistic, orgulous, prideful, proud, self-affected, self-applauding, self-centered, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-pleased, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up

self-flattering, self-loving, self-promoting

brash, forward, uninhibited, unreserved

extroverted (also extraverted), immodest

Near Antonyms of self-assertive

bashful, cowering, cringing, demure, diffident, introverted, mousy (or mousey), overmodest, self-critical, self-doubting, sheepish, shrinking, shy, subdued, timid

acquiescent, compliant, deferential, meek, passive, submissive, unaggressive, unassertive, unassuming, unobtrusive, yielding

quiet, reserved, retiring

Antonyms of self-assertive

humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious

Synonym Discussion of self-assertive

aggressive, militant, assertive, self-assertive mean obtrusively energetic especially in pursuing particular goals. aggressive implies a disposition to dominate often in disregard of others' rights or in determined and energetic pursuit of one's ends.

- aggressive in his business dealings

militant also implies a fighting disposition but suggests not self-seeking but devotion to a cause, movement, or principle.

- militant protesters rallied against the new law

assertive suggests bold self-confidence in expression of opinion.

- the more assertive speakers dominated the forum

self-assertive connotes forwardness or brash self-confidence.

- a self-assertive young upstart

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