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assertive
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As an adjective, assertive means boldly self-assured.
Meanings of assertive
1 meaningadjective
Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: aggressively self-assured
self-assertingself-assertive
Oppositesunassertive
Words that rhyme with assertive
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