English adjective: aggressive | |||
| 1. | aggressive having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends | ||
| Samples | An aggressive businessman. An aggressive basketball player. He was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions. Aggressive drivers. | ||
| Similar | battleful, bellicose, combative, competitive, hard-hitting, high-pressure, hostile, in-your-face, militant, obstreperous, predatory, pugnacious, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, rough, scrappy, truculent, vulturine, vulturous | ||
| See also | assertive, hostile, offensive, self-asserting, self-assertive | ||
| Antonyms | nonaggressive, unaggressive | ||
| 2. | aggressive tending to spread quickly | ||
| Samples | An aggressive tumor. | ||
| Synonyms | fast-growing, strong-growing | ||
| Similar | invasive | ||
| Antonyms | confined | ||
| 3. | aggressive characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight | ||
| Samples | Aggressive acts against another country. A belligerent tone. | ||
| Synonyms | belligerent | ||
| Similar | hostile | ||
| Antonyms | amicable | ||