aggressive
adjective /əˈɡres.ɪv/Definition
B2 behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person: Men tend to be more aggressive than women. If I criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.Violent or aggressiveUnkind, cruel and unfeelingTreating people or animals badly C1 determined to win or succeed and using forceful action to win or to achieve success: an aggressive election campaign aggressive marketing tactics Both players won their first-round matches in aggressive style.Strong-willed aggressively /-li/ adverb B2 Small children often behave aggressively. The company is aggressively pursuing new business opportunities. They played more aggressively in the second half.Violent or aggressiveUnkind, cruel and unfeelingTreating people or animals badly
(Definition of aggressive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant adjective
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- be as stubborn as a mule idiom
- be bent on sth/doing sth idiom
- forceful adjective
- four-square adverb
- gutsy adjective
- hard-boiled adjective (STRONG)
- hard-headed adjective
- pertinacious adjective
- pigheaded adjective
- purposeful adjective
- pushy adjective
- recalcitrant adjective
- undaunted adjective
- unrelenting adjective
- unyielding adjective (NOT CHANGING)
- urgent adjective (REPEATED)
- wedded adjective (BELIEF)
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