Synonyms 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"

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

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

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"

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

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

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1. act-up

   acting out aggressively

   brah, no act-up!

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

2. violentadjective

   ready or likely to attack or confront; hostile.

   his aggressive pursuit invoked fear in the pig.

   Submitted by gboppart on March 31, 2022  

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1. aggressiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   attacking, assaulting, assailing, assailant, invading, offensive

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1. List of paraphrases for "aggressive":

   offensive, aggression, hostile, dynamic, agonistic, energetic, snippy, bold, vigorous, dynamics, overbearing, aggressor, belligerent

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How to use aggressive in a sentence?

1. Bryan Beaubrun:

   He didn't need to be tackled. He wasn't being aggressive at all.

2. Drew Pinsky:

   But we don’t need to be aggressive with our kids, and I’m afraid that we’ve sort of lose track of that line and we end up getting aggressive with kids and we end up with aggressive kids. I mean, if we were aggressive with a dog and the dog ended up biting people, would we be surprised?

3. Lori Tremmel Freeman:

   The reason for the aggressive approach with the measles and polio vaccines in particular, and also TB, is because Ukraine is known as an area that in the past has had severe measles outbreaks, and we want to be careful, from a health security standpoint in our country, it was important to set up the eligibility to come here based on this attestation.

4. Christopher Chivvis:

   France can be one of the most aggressive countries in the world when it comes to striking terrorist groups overseas. president Hollande has considerable capability at his disposal, including advanced airpower, highly trained special forces, and land and naval assets. France needs support of NATO allies and especially the United States to employ these capabilities to their fullest, however.

5. Milwaukee Bucks:

   At times, I forget that I have to stay aggressive.