The aggressive salesman urged me to sign the contract right away.
Source: tatoeba (19222)
Aggressive
/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/
Synonyms for "aggressive" (231 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (47)
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(14 words)
Verb(3 words)
Strong matches (69)
Adjective(11 words)
combativefast-growingfieriestforcefulforceful argumentgladiatorialhostilehostile climatehostile retortintenseinvasive species spread
Verb(1 words)
Related words (115)
jingoistickeenkineticlitigiouslivelylivinglustymakemartialmasterfulmettlesomemilitantmilitaristicmilitaryoffensiveofficiouson the offensivepartisanpeppypolarizing
Show 56 more words
polemicpolemicalpugnaciouspushfulpushingpushyquarrelsomerobustroughsaber-rattlingsanguinarysanguineoussavagescrappyself-assertiveseveresharpshortshrewishsmackingsnappysnippysoldiersoldierlikesoldierlyspankingspiritedstrenuousstrongsurlytake chargetake-chargetake-overtoughtrenchanttrigger happytrigger-happytruculentunfriendlyunpacificunpeaceableunpeacefulup-and-comingventuresomeventurousvibrantvigorousvivaciousvividwarlikewarmongeringwarringwranglingzestfulzestyzippy
Noun(17 words)
leapfrogginglungingmachopyramidingraidingramroddingraveningroughneckingsabertoothscufflingshouting matchshoving gesturestrong shoveswaggeringthrustingtorpedoingviolent push
Adjective(20 words)
military advancepredaceouspredatory stareproactivepromotional aggressivenesspugilisticpugnaciouspushierrobustruffianlyshrillestslaphappystridentstrong-growingtoothierverbal attackvigorousviolentviolent actviolent shove
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: belligerent, abrupt, accosting, active, acute.
- Sentence evidence is available for aggressive, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
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- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "aggressive".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "aggressive"
Keep "aggressive" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
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Final fit check
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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "aggressive" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesbehavioral qualitymedical interventionstrategic behavior
More specific
6 entriesaggressive chemotherapyaggressive marketingaggressive pricingaggressive radiotherapydominant stancepredatory behavior
Collocations
6 entriesaggressive behavioraggressive drivingaggressive expansionaggressive marketingaggressive policyaggressive pricing
Inflections
2 entriesmore aggressivemost aggressive
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
Translations
94 translations across 62 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- aggressief adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Albanian
1 entries- agresiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐπιθετικός adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Arabic
2 entries- عُدْوَانِيّ adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- هُجُومِيّ adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Armenian
1 entries- ագրեսիվ adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Asturian
1 entries- agresivu adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- aqressiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Belarusian
2 entries- агрэсы́ўны adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- ваяўні́чы adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Bulgarian
2 entries- агреси́вен adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- напада́телен adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Catalan
1 entries- agressiu adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 侵略的 adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- 好戰的 /好战的 adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- 好鬥 /好斗 adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- 愛尋釁的 /爱寻衅的 adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Czech
2 entries- agresivní adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- útočný adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Danish
1 entries- aggressiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Dutch
1 entries- agressief adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Esperanto
1 entries- agresema adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Estonian
1 entries- kallaletungiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Finnish
2 entries- aggressiivinen adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- hyökkäävä adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
French
1 entries- agressif adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Galician
1 entries- agresivo adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Georgian
1 entries- აგრესიული adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
German
2 entries- aggressiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- angriffslustig adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Greek
1 entries- επιθετικός adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Hebrew
1 entries- מתגרה adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Hindi
4 entries- आक्रमणकारक adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- जंगी adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- दंगली adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- धक्कामार adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Hungarian
1 entries- agresszív adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Indonesian
1 entries- agresif adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Irish
2 entries- amasach adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- ionsaitheach adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Italian
1 entries- aggressivo adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Japanese
2 entries- 侵略的な adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- 攻撃的な adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Kabuverdianu
2 entries- agresive adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- agresivu adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Khmer
1 entries- ឈ្លានពាន adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Korean
2 entries- 공격적인 adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- 침략적인 adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Latin
2 entries- aggressivus adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- pugnax adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Latvian
1 entries- agresīvs adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Lithuanian
1 entries- agresyvus adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Macedonian
1 entries- агресивен adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Malay
1 entries- agresif adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Maltese
1 entries- aggressiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Mongolian
1 entries- түрэмгий adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Māori
3 entries- kairiri adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- rīrā adj (Spreading rapidly of a disease or tumour)
- whakaariki adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Norwegian
1 entries- aggressiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Occitan
1 entries- agressiu adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Papiamentu
1 entries- agresivo adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Persian
1 entries- ستیزجو adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Polish
3 entries- agresywny adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- napastliwy adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- wojowniczy adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Portuguese
1 entries- agressivo adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Quechua
1 entries- phiña adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Romanian
1 entries- agresiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Russian
2 entries- агресси́вный adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- вои́нственный adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ionnsaigheach adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- agresivan adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- nasilan adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- nasrtljiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- агресиван adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Slovak
2 entries- agresívny adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- útočný adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Slovene
1 entries- nasilen adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Spanish
1 entries- agresivo adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Swedish
1 entries- aggressiv adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Tagalog
1 entries- mabalagsik adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Thai
2 entries- ก้าวร้าว adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- ออกตัวแรง adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Turkish
2 entries- agresif adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- saldırgan adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Ukrainian
3 entries- агреси́вний adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- войови́тий adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
- войовни́чий adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Vietnamese
1 entries- xâm lược adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Welsh
1 entries- gormesol adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַגרעסיוו adj (tending or disposed to aggress)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
The aggressive man urged me to sign the contract.
Source: tatoeba (49463)
He's the very model of an aggressive salesman.
Source: tatoeba (51323)
The Americans are an aggressive people.
Source: tatoeba (67470)
Showing 4 of 22 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "aggressive"?
Closest matches include belligerent, abrupt, accosting, active, acute.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "aggressive"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.