aggressive
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3.7
- adjective
- /əˈɡrɛsɪv/
:
agresivo
- I find his questioning aggressive, without sympathy or finesse
- aggressive behavior
- highly aggressive
- verbally aggressive
But people are much more aggressive in public spaces.
- But people are much more aggressive in public spaces.
- Like I get more aggressive when I'm scared.
- That that doesn't naturally explain why stuff that's aggressive towards women wins.
- You're a horrible, nasty, aggressive bully in poker.
- And what about passive aggressive gift giving?
- Like if you threaten to fire someone with an aggressive voice, you're losing.
- Didn't score, but it was the most aggressive takedown of that last period.
- Like they'll get a little bit of a passive aggressive Barb in and it hurts.
- And that guardian personality can be very aggressive and overly assertive.
- So that's, you know, kind of an aggressive response.
- Corbin's in a Corbin is is aggressive and he's he's stout.
- being greater than the aggressive or pleasure drives.
- They get mad, passive aggressive, they quit.
- Or better yet, there's a passive aggressive twist on this.
- If if, if, if I got to be aggressive, there's aggression.
- OK, not mature, but those little passive aggressive post Dings?
- They weren't capable of aggressive, of aggressive war, belligerenties.
Examples
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The aggressive dog barked loudly at anyone who approached its territory.
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That was a very aggressive stance that he just took.
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These kids were way, way more aggressive than normal.
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But people are much more aggressive in public spaces.
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Like I get more aggressive when I'm scared.
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Alcohol causes people who already are aggressive to become more aggressive.
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They often return more aggressive than before.
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But he didn't buy it, and he was very aggressive.
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This man Napaloni is aggressive, domineering.
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There was a significant relationship between sensation-seeking and aggressive behavioral tendencies among university students.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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2.5
Using strong force that causes harm
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4.6
Showing strong dislike or opposition
64
5.5
Very strong and violent in a way that hurts or scares
62
4.3
Showing strong power and clear confidence in speech or actions
36
7.0
Showing anger and wanting to argue with others
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6.1
Being ready to argue or fight
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7.5
Being ready to argue or fight
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7.2
Very loud and harsh in a way that feels unpleasant
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6.8
Acting in a hostile way toward someone or something
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8.4
Very bold and rude in a way that forces people to notice
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8.8
Showing a wish to argue or fight
2
8.2
Likely to attack or hurt other people physically
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5.8
Too forceful or pushy in a way that makes other people uncomfortable
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6.8
To try too hard to make others agree or do something
Someone who acts in a pushy way to get ahead and promote their own interests
Showing a desire to argue or compete with others
Being a little angry and easily annoyed with people
Very angry and ready to attack
Antonyms
Compounds
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
aggressive = aggress (opaque) = aggress + ive
The word 'aggress' is not commonly used in modern English, making the derivation less transparent.
Etymology
Aggressive comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and gress 'step', so it originally meant 'to step toward' someone — often to attack; that's why it now describes hostile or forceful behavior.