assertive
adjective /əˈsɜː.tɪv/
/-ˈsɝː.t̬ɪv/ Definition
C2 describes someone who behaves confidently and is not frightened to say what they want or believe: If you really want the promotion, you'll have to be more assertive.Confidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceit assertively /-li/ adverb › Prince Charles condemned the assertively modernist style of architecture.Confidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceit assertiveness /-nəs/ noun [U] Confidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceit
(Definition of assertive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) bold as brass idiom
- amour propre noun
- aplomb noun
- assertiveness training noun
- assured adjective (CONFIDENT)
- assuredly adverb (CONFIDENTLY)
- breezy adjective (HAPPY)
- bullish adjective (ATTITUDE)
- dogmatic adjective
- dogmatism noun
- dogmatist noun
- forwardness noun
- hold your head (up) high idiom
- proudly adverb
- pump sb up phrasal verb
- put your shirt on sth idiom
- rakish adjective
- sassy adjective
- self-assertive adjective
- to be sure idiom
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