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  

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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. Chase Elliott:

   Obviously, I knew he was gonna have a big run. I tried to give him one good, aggressive block, i don’t know what else to do. You go for the win or you don’t. I’m going to choose option A every time.

2. Charlie Black:

   In this case, because Jeb's brother was attacked, there's no doubt that he's going to come out strong and be aggressive.

3. Vladimir Putin:

   Russia convenes an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss aggressive actions of the U.S. and its allies, the current escalation of the situation around Syria has a devastating impact on the whole system of international relations.

4. David Mader:

   While progress has been made over the years, the time has come for a more aggressive strategy to reduce the levels of improper payments we currently are seeing.

5. Ali Khamenei:

   The U.S. has not changed since decades ago ... it continues the same aggressive, vicious behavior and the same international dictatorship, iran has a firm, iron will. It will not let America return to Iran.