self-assertiveness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-assertiveness
Noun
  • Coaching successfully in such conditions requires a mixture of humility and self-confidence, as well as a certain cunning.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • For creatives and business women alike, looking the part can be the key to not only self-confidence but also self-actualization.
    Brianna J. Heath, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The city is constantly reinventing itself, reshaping its infrastructure and architecture with boldness.
    Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The boldness of the play seemed remarkable under the circumstances, partly because McCarthy had completed only 13 passes all game and was playing for the first time in 49 days.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • To me, that’s a sign of growing self-assurance, not intolerance.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There are very few people who have Posey’s level of self-assurance.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The sheer scale and audacity of the plan were products of Spain’s luckiest century — and may have represented its peak.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But Interview With the Vampire set a precedent for transformative TV from the Immortal Universe, its narrative and visual audacity subverting adaptation tropes and genre storytelling by challenging viewers’ notions of immortality, sexuality, and destiny.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This funny tale of unlikely heroism can be enjoyed either as a read-aloud or as a confidence booster for newly independent readers.
    Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Narrowly beating Purdue as a 21-point favorite won’t inspire a lot of confidence for the final stretch of the regular season.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Democrats are not ready to cave to GOP pressure to reopen the government without more assurances on health insurance subsidies, and Republicans are not opening the door to further concessions.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Before shelling out a significant portion of their cash for a diamond engagement ring or other fine jewelry, purchasers depended on conventional jewelers for in-person assurance for decades.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Self-assertiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assertiveness. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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