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| 1. | [ adjective ] having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends | |
| Examples: | "an aggressive businessman" "an aggressive basketball player" "he was aggressive and imperious positive in his convictions" "aggressive drivers" |
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| Related terms: | unaggressive battleful assertive pugnacious truculent competitive scrappy hard-hitting hostile obstreperous predatory in-your-face hard-hitting hostile assertive offensive | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative | |
| Synonyms: | pushing pushful pushy enterprising | |
| Examples: | "an aggressive young executive" "a pushful insurance agent" "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" |
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| Related terms: | ambitious | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] tending to spread quickly | |
| Synonyms: | fast-growing | |
| Examples: | "an aggressive tumor" |
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| Related terms: | invasive | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] tending to spread quickly | |
| Synonyms: | fast-growing | |
| Examples: | "an aggressive tumor" |
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| Related terms: | invasive | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight | |
| Synonyms: | belligerent | |
| Examples: | "aggressive acts against another country" "a belligerent tone" |
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| Related terms: | hostile | |
| Similar spelling: |
aggressively aggress aggression aggregative aggressor Agrostis agrestic agerasia aggregate |
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