Antonyms for aggressive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uh-gres-iv

Phonetic Transcription : əˈgrɛs ɪv

Definition of aggressive

Origin : 1791, from Latin aggress-, past participle stem of aggredi (see aggression) + -ive. In psychological use from 1913, first in translations of Freud. Related: Aggressively; aggressiveness.

adj belligerent, hostile
adj assertive

Example sentences :

Fandor was not in the least impressed by the lieutenant's aggressive declarations.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

But it never seems to enter into the goat's head to do anything so aggressive.
Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

They were not aggressive creatures; it was that that made them so terrible to Helen.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

The aggressive Martians would be only too glad to explore the Moon.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various

The swiftness of the movement was aggressive enough to startle.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

And, beyond this, there are all the offensive, aggressive uses of the ballot.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

And the only form of action open to a State can be of no other than aggressive nature.
Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad

He had the broad head and square jaw of the aggressive type.
Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan

We have noticed that Livingstone's religion was not aggressive nor impertinent.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various

"We has no beds for strangers," he said, speaking in an aggressive and loud tone.
Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade

Synonyms for aggressive

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