Antonyms for aggressive
əˈgrɛs ɪvag·gres·sive

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1. aggressiveadjective

   having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

   "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"

   Antonyms:
   amicable, low-pressure, unaggressive, confined, nonaggressive

   Synonyms:
   fast-growing(a), strong-growing, belligerent

2. aggressive, fast-growing(a), strong-growingadjective

   tending to spread quickly

   "an aggressive tumor"

   Antonyms:
   unaggressive, nonaggressive, amicable, low-pressure, confined

3. aggressive, belligerentadjective

   characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

   "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"

   Antonyms:
   confined, low-pressure, nonaggressive, amicable, unaggressive

   Synonyms:
   fast-growing(a), militant, strong-growing, war-ridden, warring, belligerent

How to use aggressive in a sentence?

1. Julius Randle:

   In the post they were coming right away, it was a hard aggressive trap.

2. David Mader:

   While progress has been made over the years, the time has come for a more aggressive strategy to reduce the levels of improper payments we currently are seeing.

3. Edward Moya:

   The biggest risks to the stock market are the Fed's taper tantrum and aggressive tax hikes.

4. Timothy Massad:

   We've been very aggressive in going after situations that we feel are violations of the law and implementing our new authority, we will continue to do that.

5. Jim Manley:

   I think the moment demands as aggressive an approach as possible, but the reality is, nothing is coming easy on Capitol Hill, and not everything Democrats want is going to get done.

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