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self-asserting

self-asserting

7.1
Confident and firm when saying what you think or want
  • adjective
  • /sɛlf-əˈsɜrtɪŋ/
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  • The self-asserting employee voiced his ideas during the meeting without hesitation.

Examples

  • This self-asserting narrator wants readers to think of him as both a respectable communicator of truth and a godlike inventor of worlds.

    Academic text (1993)

  • She has a self-asserting personality that makes her stand out in a crowd.

  • Being self-asserting, he confidently expressed his views on the controversial topic.

Synonyms

vocal
vsself-asserting
87 4.9

Saying opinions clearly and strongly in public

is more aggressive and personally forceful rather than only publicly insistent
outspoken
vsself-asserting
78 4.2

To speak freely and directly about opinions or feelings

is more aggressive and confrontational when making opinions heard
forceful
vsself-asserting
62 4.3

Showing strong power and clear confidence in speech or actions

is more aggressively confident when speaking up than mere strength alone
assertive
vsself-asserting
42 4.2

Showing confidence when saying what you want or think

is more aggressive and pushy when speaking up than that
self-confident
vsself-asserting
11 3.2

Feeling sure about your own abilities and worth

is more about outward aggressive expression rather than calm inner assurance
swaggering
vsself-asserting
2 7.0

To act very confident and proud to get attention

is more focused on aggressive opinion expression rather than showy behavior
self-assertive
vsself-asserting
7.0

Being confident and forceful when you speak or act, sometimes sounding rude

is more consistently aggressive when speaking up rather than only occasionally

Antonyms

passive
111 3.9

Not taking action or trying to change what happens

submissive
38 5.1

Willing to obey others and not argue

How Assertive

domineering
12 7.4
forceful
62 4.3
self-asserting
7.1
assertive
42 4.2
confident
715 2.5

Surface Forms

self-asserting positive

Morphology

self-asserting = self + assert (transparent) = self + assert + ing

The immediate base is a clear compound of 'self' + 'assert' meaning 'to assert oneself'; adding '-ing' produces the adjective meaning 'asserting oneself'.

Etymology

Self-asserting joins self ('oneself') and assert ('to state strongly or say firmly'). So a self-asserting person stands up for themselves and clearly says what they believe with confidence.