assertive
Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressiveBoldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
» Tom is assertive, but Mary isn't.
Том асертивний, а Мері — ні.
Meaning
2 sensesBoldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
assertiv, selbstbewusst, durchsetzungsfähig
напо́ристыйnapóristyj, самоуве́ренныйsamouvérennyj, утверди́тельныйutverdítelʹnyj
асертивнийasertyvnyj
aggressively self-assured
Pungent.
an assertive taste or odor
Examples
76 sentencesTom is assertive, but Mary isn't.
Том асертивний, а Мері — ні.
Tom isn't very assertive.
Том не дуже асертивний.
I can be assertive if necessary.
I think Tom is too assertive.
Tom is the more assertive twin.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin assertīvus. Synchronically analyzable as assert + -ive.Borrowed from Medieval Latin assertīvus. Synchronically analyzable as assert + -ive.
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Forms
more assertive, most assertive| Comparative | more assertive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most assertive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- aggressively self-assured:self-assertingself-assertive
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
4 patterns- is very assertive
- was too assertive
- be more assertive
- more assertive