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  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

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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1. Valerie Harper:

   The disease I have is quite a rare cancer and it is located in a limited area -- a very widespread area, but narrow, so a lot can happen if the cancer starts getting really aggressive, pressing on parts of the brain and causing me to lose either my speech or my ability to think, etc.

2. Roger Federer:

   I don't want to be at the mercy of my opponent. I want to take charge, play aggressive myself, so for that I need to be fast on my feet and quick in my mind. I just need enough rest so I can play enough inspired tennis.

3. Randy Grossman:

   We're going to continue to employ the strategy that we've been employing, which is aggressive prosecutions and prevention, we are very focused on making sure that we deter crimes at the border, including the scourge of fentanyl trafficking that's killing our residents, as well as preventing deaths in our community by getting into the community through an abundance of outreach programs in partnership with our law enforcement agency partners.

4. Shannon Bagly Busby:

   I think that also it's our responsibility to educate those who support us, but help them today to do the message as well, because we're just one person representing each clinic and sometimes there might be those who their approach is a little bit more on the aggressive end, and that's what we've been kind of battling sometimes more in-house than anything.

5. Eva Mendes:

   Sometimes it feels like we are running some kind of bed-and-breakfast with very drunk and aggressive guests, we really do feel like we are working in a hotel, and the guests are angry and bossy and demand food brought to them. And by the time they go to sleep, were left to just clean up and talk about how theyve treated us that day!