assertive
Meanings
Adjective
- aggressively self-assured
- "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"
- "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"
Adj
- Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin assertīvus. Synchronically analyzable as assert + -ive.
Synonyms
self-asserting, self-assertive
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
assertive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordassertive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
assertive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
assertive is a valid Words With Friends word