Antonyms for assertiveness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-sur-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɜr tɪv

Definition of assertiveness

Origin : "tendency toward self-assertion," 1881, from assertive + -ness.

As in decidedness : noun decision
As in decisiveness : noun decision
As in forcefulness : noun force
As in obstinateness : noun unruliness
As in obstreperousness : noun unruliness
As in recalcitrance : noun unruliness
As in recalcitrancy : noun unruliness
As in refractoriness : noun unruliness
As in uncontrollability : noun unruliness
As in uncontrollableness : noun unruliness
As in ungovernableness : noun unruliness
As in unmanageability : noun unruliness
As in untowardness : noun unruliness

Example sentences :

Moore's had been imploring in its assertiveness, the desire to convince.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

For all his assertiveness in matters of opinion he is not an intrusive person.
Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad

Flourishes are always indicative of a certain amount of assertiveness.
Extract from : « The Detection of Forgery » by Douglas Blackburn

There lurked in it a suggestion of assertiveness, of aggressiveness even.
Extract from : « Who? » by Elizabeth Kent

Chief among these one notices the assertiveness of the dogs.
Extract from : « Le Petit Nord » by Anne Elizabeth Caldwell (MacClanahan) Grenfell and Katie Spalding

Even Uncle Peter, whom he had come warmly to admire, jarred upon him with his crudity and his Western assertiveness.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

His assertiveness was compelling, and even the captain displayed symptoms of being impressed.
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

Had his assertiveness, like his compliance, been part and parcel of a mind not at peace, not grounded in a definite faith?
Extract from : « The Precipice » by Elia Wilkinson Peattie

Charles Lamb, without any difficulty and without the show of assertiveness, would have maintained it better.
Extract from : « Stories of Authors, British and American » by Edwin Watts Chubb

Nikolievs voice sounded more gentle, and seemed even to have lost some of its assertiveness and force.
Extract from : « The Duel » by A. I. Kuprin

Synonyms for assertiveness

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