Antonyms for unassertive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uh-sur-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɜr tɪv

Definition of unassertive

Origin : 1560s, "declaratory, positive, full of assertion," from assert + -ive. Meaning "insisting on one's rights" is short for self-assertive (1865).

As in modest : adj shy
As in mousy : adj drab; quiet
As in passive : adj lifeless, inactive
As in resigned : adj enduring, passive
As in retiring : adj shy, undemonstrative
As in shy : adj quiet and self-conscious
As in bashful : adj shy
As in timid : adj shy
As in unassuming : adj shy
As in henpecked : adj dominated by one's wife
As in timorous : adj afraid
As in self-effacing : adj modest
As in coy : adj very modest
As in demure : adj reserved, affected
As in diffident : adj hesitant; unconfident
As in fainthearted : adj timid

Example sentences :

That the squatters did not themselves recognise the worth of one so unassertive was not to be wondered at.
Extract from : « Australian Writers » by Desmond Byrne

He was an unassertive, unassuming man, with a genius for being inconspicuous.
Extract from : « John M. Synge: A Few Personal Recollections, with Biographical Notes » by John Masefield

Would not he too have been melancholy, quiet, unassertive, almost as uninteresting and uninterested as Booth was?
Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Ellen Terry

The Eversleighs were very fond of their house, and, in an unassertive way, proud of it.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Lincoln's Inn » by Robert Machray

Her beauty was not heightened now, but it was displayed with all the grave consciousness of an unassertive renown.
Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 2 » by Compton Mackenzie

In her mind she fixed him in contrast with Transley, the self-confident and aggressive, and Linder, the shy and unassertive.
Extract from : « Dennison Grant » by Robert Stead

Mrs. Shelley walked to a mirror and looked thoughtfully at her unassertive reflection.
Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna

Synonyms for unassertive

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