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What is another word for assertive?

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Behaving, spoken or done in a determined and forceful way

Ambitious or aggressive in the pursuit of one's goals

Having or showing a confident and self-assured personality

Resolute and steadfast in one's will or ambition

Done, or behaving, in a brusquely imperious or authoritarian way

Favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause

Characterized by conceited assertiveness and dogmatism

To an absolute degree

(of a person) Having emotional or mental peace

Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

Showing heroic courage

Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control

Territorial or possessive

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Behaving, spoken or done in a determined and forceful way

full of get-up-and-go

not backward in coming forward

not taking no for an answer

energizing^US

energising^UK

full of vim and vigour

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“Ebert became more assertive in his demands for a full parliamentarization of the government.”

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Ambitious or aggressive in the pursuit of one's goals

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“She was assertive in the pursuit of her career and profession, and as a result her personal reputation suffered in later years.”

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Having or showing a confident and self-assured personality

not backward in coming forward

holding the unwavering view

having no questions about

secure in one's belief

undoubtable

questionless

unshaken in one's belief

undoubting

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“A high degree of self-confidence is communicated when an assertive tone of voice is used.”

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Resolute and steadfast in one's will or ambition

full of determination

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

intensely competitive

stop at nothing

brutal

high-pressure

having killer instinct

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Done, or behaving, in a brusquely imperious or authoritarian way

throwing one's weight around

not backward in coming forward

throwing weight around

throwing one's weight about

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Favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause

cavilling^UK

quarrelling^UK

caviling^US

quarreling^US

have chip on shoulder

ill-humored^US

having a chip on one's shoulder

at each other's throats

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

rubbing the wrong way

covertly narcissistic

unfavorable^US

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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Characterized by conceited assertiveness and dogmatism

of preconceived ideas

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To an absolute degree

straight-from-the-shoulder

straight from the shoulder

straight to the point

saying what one thinks

speaking as one finds

aboveboard

calling spade a spade

without limit

not afraid to call a spade a spade

bare-faced

laying it on the line

untrammeled^US

as sure as eggs is eggs

not beating around the bush

without qualification

recognized^US

recognised^UK

focused^US

focussed^UK

lock stock and barrel

no beating around the bush

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(of a person) Having emotional or mental peace

cool, calm and collected

with one's feet on the ground

able to think clearly

able to reason clearly

right in the head

even

in possession of all your faculties

somber^US

sombre^UK

with both feet on the ground

having all one's marbles

without a care in the world

centered^US

centred^UK

playing with a full deck

keeping a stiff upper lip

have one's act together

keeping one's shirt on

playing with full deck

in good mental health

with one's head together

in possession of one's faculties

with all one's marbles

within the bounds of possibility

honourable^UK

honorable^US

recognized^US

organized^US

organised^UK

recognised^UK

favorable^US

favourable^UK

realizable^US

capable of being trusted

realisable^UK

within the realms of possibility

showing great knowledge

from the horse's mouth

skilful^UK

practiced^US

having both feet on the ground

skillful^US

utilized^US

practised^UK

utilised^UK

suited to the purpose

as good as one's word

not taking no for an answer

both feet on the ground

pure as the driven snow

favoring^US

officially recognized

favouring^UK

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Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

knock-down-and-drag-out

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

red in tooth and claw

environmentally unfriendly

at each other's throats

unfavorable^US

with a heart of stone

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Showing heroic courage

honourable^UK

honorable^US

having nerves of steel

full of determination

difficult to keep down

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Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control

obstinately disobedient

without law and order

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

unfavorable^US

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

cavilling^UK

off straight and narrow

have chip on shoulder

caviling^US

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Territorial or possessive

apprehensive of rivals

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