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. Rohini Bhole:

   Jerry Lee is expected to fully recover with aggressive and intensive rehab, from what I have seen thus far, he is heading in the right direction.

2. Wagner Group:

   I react with pleasure, i’ve never just been the financier of the Internet Research Agency. I invented it, I created it, I managed it for a long time. It was founded to protect the Russian information space from boorish aggressive propaganda of anti-Russian narrative from the West.

3. Milwaukee Bucks:

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

4. Matthew Oresman:

   This is the first time that the EU has done something so public and so aggressive. I imagine it was also coordinated in some manner with the U.S. given that NATO member forces have been involved, this is likely to have been meant as a signal to Syria and Iran - as well as the U.S. - that Europe takes sanctions enforcement seriously and that the EU can also respond to Iranian brinkmanship related to ongoing nuclear negotiations.

5. Peter Hotez:

   At least in the metro areas we've got people wearing masks now, the bars are closed and we've got some advocacy coming out of the county judge and the mayor, i don't know how much this will really slow this incredibly aggressive rise. It's like trying to stop a train coming down the tracks.