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Aggressive
adjective
/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/
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Word Frequency:
15.4
Definitions
1.
adjective
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"
2.
adjective
Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
3.
adjective
(of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
Synonyms
pugnacious
combative
pushful
invasive
battleful
contentious
pushy
obstreperous
competitive
scrappy
truculent
hostile
Antonyms
passive
Rhymes With
impressive
excessive
oppressive
obsessive
expressive
regressive
possessive
crescive
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