assaultive

Examples

• All

• Prior to the implementation of mandatory arrest, pro-arrest, and mandatory prosecution, the legal system did little to enforce laws prohibiting assaultive behavior against an intimate partner (Martin, 1994).

  Academic text (2009)

• He needs contrast, but not a contrast that makes the city, with its mixture of the harmonious and the jangling, the beautiful and the ugly, even more assaultive than it already is.

  Academic text (1992)

• But note how every person who initiated a dialogue with me here did it in an assaultive manner.

  Blog text (16)

• The wind chilled him; the concatenations of the surf were assaultive in their loudness, affecting his nerves.

  Fiction book (2002)

• You're spot-on with those first 10-15 minutes and how aggressive and assaultive they are, almost unpleasantly so.

  Blog text (17)

• Therefore, deficits found in rejected aggressive boys may promote serious interpersonal assaultive behavior such as gang fights and strong-arming others.

  Academic text (1999)

• Instead, the court evaluated the claim under the wrongful arrest theory, finding that the plaintiffs' "assaultive conduct" was unlawful and thus precluded the claim.

  Academic text (2017)

• The assaultive behavior of the suspect led to a swift police response.

• He was known for his assaultive tendencies during arguments and confrontations.

• In the documentary, they explored the lives of individuals with assaultive behaviors towards their peers.

Synonyms

V

violent

vsassaultive

• Offensive

∞ 2.5

Using strong force that causes harm

is about a tendency to attack rather than actual extreme force

A

aggressive

vsassaultive

311 3.7

Behaving in a hostile way and ready to attack or argue

is specifically about being likely to attack physically rather than only hostile tone

V

vicious

vsassaultive

222 5.2

Deliberately cruel and likely to hurt someone

is about readiness to attack, not necessarily deliberate cruelty

A

abusive

vsassaultive

• NSFW

70 4.9

Using insulting words or hurtful behavior toward another person

is about wanting to attack physically rather than relying on verbal abuse

C

confrontational

vsassaultive

36 7.0

Showing anger and wanting to argue with others

is inclined to physical attack rather than provocative arguing

C

combative

vsassaultive

31 6.1

Being ready to argue or fight

is more about an actual tendency to attack than general readiness to fight

B

belligerent

vsassaultive

26 7.5

Being ready to argue or fight

is focused more narrowly on physical attacking tendency rather than general hostility

T

trigger-happy

vsassaultive

• Offensive

16 8.2

Quick to use force without thinking

is a broader disposition to attack rather than impulsive weapon use

A

antagonistic

vsassaultive

16 6.8

Acting in a hostile way toward someone or something

is about a personal readiness to attack rather than broad oppositional feeling

I

in-your-face

vsassaultive

• Informal

8 8.4

Very bold and rude in a way that forces people to notice

is a general physical attack tendency rather than a shocking style

S

stabby

vsassaultive

• Slang

1 9.6

Feeling easily annoyed and likely to snap at someone

is a steady inclination to be physically aggressive rather than sudden irritability

I

intimidatory

vsassaultive

1 8.1

To make someone feel afraid or less confident

is a readiness to attack physically rather than merely to intimidate

A

attacking

vsassaultive

4.3

Showing strong behavior to try to defeat or pressure others

is inclined to physical aggression as a general tendency rather than only threats

R

rampageous

vsassaultive

• NSFW

9.9

Very violent and likely to destroy things

is a general inclination to attack rather than extreme uncontrollable rage

A

agonistic

vsassaultive

• Formal

9.6

Showing a desire to argue or compete with others

is specifically an inclination to attack physically rather than competitive fighting

Antonyms

P

peaceful

144 1.0

Not using violence when protesting or solving a conflict

N

nonviolent

44 4.0

Not using violence or physical force

How Aggressive

violent

• Offensive

∞ 2.5

assaultive

• NSFW

2 8.2

aggressive

311 3.7

hostile

194 4.6

passive

111 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology