Assertive

Word ASSERTIVE
Character 9
Hyphenation as sert ive
Pronunciations /əˈsɝtɪv/

Definitions and meanings of "Assertive"

What do we mean by assertive?

Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured. adjective

Positive; dogmatic; affirming confidently; peremptory; affirmative.

Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. adjective

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive adjective

Aggressively self-assured adjective

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

If you are assertive,you speak and behave in a confident way and direct way, so that people pay attention to you Urban Dictionary

Someone who makes the initiative to take action Urban Dictionary

To do what you want to do, in an aggressive yet not overbearing way. To go for what you want. Urban Dictionary

A euphemism. Commonly used by arrogant, aggressive and disrespectful people to put a positive spin on their behaviour. Also used by normal folk to describe primitive beings who feel it necessary to crush or dominate everyone and everything around them. Urban Dictionary

1. The most favorite term of busybody psychos to hide behind with their thought stomping and overbearing behaviour. 2. A Term used by emotional abusers and other mouthbreathers to justify their indifference to the harm they are doing by being deliberately blind to the obvious consequences of their own personal actions. 3. Originally set to promote proud empowered behaviour that does not harm others (not a single fuck was given that day, as long as I did not do immediate harm to others). However, as with any other postivie and upbringing things it got hijacked and perverted by power tripping authoritarians to promote downbringing, dream killing and ignorance towards free will and self determination. Urban Dictionary

Prone to being a pain in the ass Urban Dictionary

Too willing, clingy and appears wasy Urban Dictionary

To speak clearly your mind Urban Dictionary

A trait that people have when they can stand up for themselves without being rude. Urban Dictionary

Professional character displaying high self esteem. Often demonstrates their high self worth by owning at online games. Will change their name often as an attempt to avoid detection by fellow online gamers so as to facilitate a few more moments of owning before being kicked by the community. Their scientific name is Owneddist Extremist. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Assertive

The word "assertive" in example sentences

In its annual defense white paper, released Tuesday, the Japanese government for the first time used the word "assertive" in describing China's behavior toward its neighbors. ❋ Mari Iwata (2011)

Patterson seems like a decent fellow, but lacking in assertive leadership skills. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Billups was assertive from the start, instead of deferring to teammates as he usually does early in games. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The future figures for July will prove if it's a question of "personal appeal" orchestrated by an "assertive" -- let's be euphmistic -- ad campaign ... or voters who are looking critically at the platform of the candidate and how he's changed it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Being assertive is saying, politely but firmly “I don’t like that.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are three things that Democrats absolutely don't understand about the notion of assertive leadership. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Predictions and counterfactual assertions are advanced conditioned by the assumption that no other exogenous causal factors intervene; that is, the assertive content of the hypothesis is that the economic processes under analysis will unfold in the described manner absent intervening causal factors. ❋ Daniel Little (2008)

Although I'm sure she thinks that is just some sexist pig not thinking women can be powerful and assertive, which is bullshit....women can be both of those things, but she is still plain bitchy. ❋ Nathaniel Livingston (2006)

He's also assertive, which is useful, and generous, which is also useful. ❋ Emma Goldman (2005)

Any talking done around the setting up of consequences should be minimal and respectful in tone—in other words, assertive. ❋ Audrey Ricker (2000)

• Have I been described as assertive, action-oriented and results-driven? ❋ Unknown (2011)

I think this can be traced back to the idea of assertive assumption in that the makers of such programmes have created these with a particular intention and it would have been edited and manipulated in a way to portray this intention of the film maker. ❋ Sam Leith (2010)

Some analysts say the automakers also need to work on their marketing pitches, recalling the assertive spirit of former Chrysler chief executive Lee Iaccoca, who persuaded Congress to bail out Chrysler in 1979. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The design was all-new and on the contemporary side, something Hyundai referred to as "assertive grace." ❋ Arv Voss (2008)

Surely so mistrusted a population requires a much more "assertive" governance model? ❋ Unknown (2010)

[The man's] [speech] was said in a assertive [way] ❋ Definitivex (2009)

In [order] to be assertive you [have to] be [motivated] ❋ Gerard Irick (2010)

People were [scattered] timidly around [the keg], so I stepped up to it in an assertive manner and took over [the tap]. ❋ Jeffro Moravo (2006)

Linda: I'm not being a bitch! I'm being assertive... I have every right to tell you what to do and how to live if [I disagree] with it... Mike: Uhh... you're a biatch.... ____________________ Garry: That new [manager's] quite assertive... Pat: Yep, quite assertive.... so assertive [I want to go home] and puke (spoken with delightful sarcasm) ❋ Qorn48 (2011)

1,2: We decided to stop caring about what other say about us being helicopter parents. From now on we will be assertive and wear it as a badge of honor, no matter how many lives of our kids will be broken by this. Our kids will eventually yield to us. With this economy they will have no other choice. 3: - From now on I am a plant based person. them vegans seem to be cool guys after you know how to avoid over the top crazies. At least they are somewhat overall healthier then the rest of us, like for example Bill Clinton. - Shut up and [eat your meat]. We are assertive family that works with CPS and no child will get behind, including you with your silly [selt] determined malnurishment. Just do as we tell you, for the hungry kids in Africa. There is no I in the team and we are happy for you to be a [teamplayer]! ❋ Spaceship Earth Astronaut (2013)

[i see] [youve] been to self assertion [classes] then... ❋ Incony (2003)

[Maggie] was assertive in trying to [hookup] with Andy, because she tried to pull him over into the corner, he thought she was [too easy], and didn't bother ❋ Maggibell (2005)

[Clare's] [assertiveness] stirred up his [deep-seated] sence of inadequacy ❋ McRule (2004)

"[I think] he is [rude]." "No, he is [assertive]." ❋ Summerselection (2015)

Player 1: Wow that guy's GOOD!!! Player 2: Oh No Its Assert!! Player 1: [Kick him] before he Owns us!! [Player2]: [F11]!! *Assert has Left the Game* ❋ GamingCommunitysWorldwide (2018)

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