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Antonyms for un assertiveness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-sur-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɜr tɪv |
Definition of un assertiveness
Origin :- 1560s, "declaratory, positive, full of assertion," from assert + -ive. Meaning "insisting on one's rights" is short for self-assertive (1865).
- As in submission : noun compliance
- As in diffidence : noun hesitancy; lack of confidence
Synonyms for un assertiveness
- acquiescence
- appeasement
- assent
- backing down
- backwardness
- bashfulness
- bowing
- capitulation
- constraint
- cringing
- defeatism
- deference
- docility
- doubt
- fear
- giving in
- hesitation
- humbleness
- humility
- insecurity
- malleability
- meekness
- modesty
- mousiness
- nonresistance
- obedience
- passivism
- passivity
- pliabilty
- prostration
- recreancy
- reluctance
- reserve
- resignation
- self-consciousness
- servility
- sheepishness
- shyness
- subjection
- submissiveness
- submitting
- surrender
- timidity
- timidness
- timorousness
- tractability
- unassertiveness
- yielding
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