aggressive
Meanings
Plural: aggressives
Adjective
- having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
- "an aggressive businessman"
- "an aggressive basketball player"
- "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"
- "aggressive drivers"
Adjective Satellite
- tending to spread quickly
- "an aggressive tumor"
- characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
- "aggressive acts against another country"
Adj
- Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
- Exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
- That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
- Involving high risk for potentially high reward.
- Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch.
Noun
- One who is aggressive.
- A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
Origin / Etymology
From aggress + -ive. Compare with French agressif.
Synonyms
belligerent, fast-growing, strong-growing
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
aggressive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordaggressive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aggressive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
aggressive is a valid Words With Friends word