Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

The word "aggressive" can be used as adjective, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

passive unaggressive

Derived Terms

aggressive mimicry aggressively aggressiveness aggressivism aggressivist aggressivity alloaggressive antiaggressive autoaggressive hyperaggressive microaggressive nonaggressive overaggressive passive-aggressive superaggressive unaggressive

Derived From

aggress

Context

programming

Related Terms

aggression aggressor

Related Terms

aggression assertive exploit heuristic hostile offensive opportunity optimization source code technique

Similar Terms

assertive battleful battleful bellicose combative competitive competitive hard-hitting high pressure high-pressure hostile hostile in your face in-your-face invasive militant obstreperous obstreperous offensive predatory predatory pugnacious pugnacious rapacious raptorial ravening rough scrappy scrappy self-asserting self-assertive truculent truculent vulturine vulturous

Synonym Network

belligerent strong growing

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