aggressiveness
Pushy, confrontational manner
Aggressiveness is the quality of being forceful, assertive, or hostile.
It can be positive—Her aggressiveness in pursuing new clients impressed the partners—or negative, suggesting unwarranted hostility: The aggressiveness of his response startled everyone.
In medicine, aggressiveness describes how rapidly a disease progresses or spreads: The tumor's aggressiveness required immediate treatment.
Inclination to quarrel
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- truculenceFierce, sullen defiance
- contentiousnessDisposition toward disagreement
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
bellicosity · quarrelsomeness · scrappiness · feistiness · argumentativeness · disputatiousness · chippiness · confrontationalism
Intense hostile emotion
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
enmity · malice · spite · vindictiveness · animosity · hatred · loathing · contempt
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
terrorizing · domineering · overbearing · browbeating · strong-arming · pressuring · steamrolling · railroading
Confident self-expression quality
- alphaFirst Greek letter
- forcefulnessPowerful assertive quality
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
control · power · supremacy · ascendancy · mastery · superiority · preeminence · dominion
Operate a vehicle
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
resolve · competitiveness · hunger · ruthlessness · cutthroat · single-mindedness · relentlessness · go-getter
pugnacity
Inclination to quarrel
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- truculenceFierce, sullen defiance
- contentiousnessDisposition toward disagreement
antagonism · bellicosity · quarrelsomeness · scrappiness · feistiness · argumentativeness · disputatiousness · chippiness · confrontationalism · militancy
anger
Intense hostile emotion
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
wrath · enmity · malice · spite · vindictiveness · animosity · hatred · loathing · contempt · aversion
bullying
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
harassment · terrorizing · domineering · overbearing · browbeating · strong-arming · pressuring · steamrolling · railroading · muscling
assertiveness
Confident self-expression quality
- alphaFirst Greek letter
- forcefulnessPowerful assertive quality
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
command · control · power · supremacy · ascendancy · mastery · superiority · preeminence · dominion · imperiousness
drive
Operate a vehicle
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
perseverance · resolve · competitiveness · hunger · ruthlessness · cutthroat · single-mindedness · relentlessness · go-getter · hustle
audacity
Brazen, reckless daring
- brashnessHasty, overconfident manner
- brazennessShameless, defiant boldness
- daringAdventurous courage
fearlessness · courage · nerve · gall · chutzpah · moxie · gumption · pluck · temerity · impudence
- battingbatting, batter, batsman, bat speed, batting average
- pathogenicityvirulence, infectivity, transmissibility, pathogenicity, lethality
- couragebravery, resilience, fearlessness, boldness, courage
aggressivenesspassivity
State of non-resistance
meekness · submissiveness · timidity · docility · diffidence
aggressivenessgentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
mildness · friendliness · peacefulness · kindness · tenderness
progress, aggressive, aggression, aggressor, regress, egress, ingress, digress, transgress