aggressive 
ag·gres·sive (ə gres′iv)
adjective
- aggressing or inclined to aggress; starting fights or quarrels
- ready or willing to take issue or engage in direct action; militant
- full of enterprise and initiative; bold and active; pushing
- Psychiatry of or involving aggression
aggressive
modif.
Energetic and forceful
assertive, forward, pushing, enterprising, forceful, domineering, self-assertive, outspoken, bold, energetic, vigorous, dynamic, driving, determined, competitive, activist, proactive, pushy*, hard-hitting*, hustling*, take-charge*, go-ahead*, go-getter*, Type A*. Antonyms
submissive, retiring, passive. Combative
belligerent, combative, pugnacious, militant, martial, encroaching, warlike, attacking, bellicose, threatening, advancing, offensive, antagonistic, disruptive, truculent, hostile, intrusive, destructive, warmongering, hawkish, onrushing, contentious, quarrelsome, intruding, battering, rapacious, invading, on the offensive, guilty of aggression, up in arms*, on the warpath*, feisty*, scrappy*, trigger-happy*. Antonyms
peaceful*, peace-loving, dovish.
aggressive implies a bold and energetic pursuit of one's ends, connoting, in derogatory usage, a ruthless desire to dominate and, in a favorable sense, enterprise or initiative; militant implies a vigorous, unrelenting espousal of a cause, movement, etc. and rarely suggests the furthering of one's own ends; assertive emphasizes self-confidence and a persistent determination to express oneself or one's opinions; pushing is applied derogatorily to a forwardness of personality that manifests itself in officiousness or rudeness
Preposition: towards
- dog: Fortunately most dogs that are aggressive toward other dogs are not aggressive toward people.
Modifies a noun
- stance: Despite the aggressive stance, someone in ergonomics has really done their homework.
- behavior: Children who may be meek and withdrawn outside often respond with hostile, aggressive behavior in the playroom.
- behavior: Roy Dennis also does not expect any aggressive behavior.
- tactic: Would Stresemann have used aggressive tactics in the East once Germany had recovered her strength?
- outburst: The whole point is to stop before the aggressive outbursts occur.
- driving: Cameras dont spot bald tires, rusty cars or aggressive driving.
Modifying Another Word
- overly: Times said quot overly aggressive in nifty gadgets including.
- verbally: The youngest will be verbally aggressive if I suggest anything regarding getting some gainful employment, and will blame me for all his misfortunes.
- physically: Ashley, who has also been physically aggressive toward staff, kept calm in the sessions.
- increasingly: The NFWI believes this trend is fuelled by the increasingly aggressive promotion of unhealthy food to children.
- naturally: By contrast, men are stereotyped as naturally aggressive, with violence simmering just below the surface.
- extremely: Germans are extremely aggressive drivers and politeness on the road is not rewarded.
Used with adjective complement
- become: However, every animal has the potential to become aggressive.
- appear: We may not always like their attitude and their approach, which might sometimes appear aggressive.
- seem: Any more and you can seem aggressive, much less and you appear evasive Don't worry about the interviewer taking notes.
- get: Please dont just get aggressive toward me or have a go, just hear me out.
- sound: And the noise is just mind blowing; not even a Le Mans Jaguar sounds so aggressive, so purposeful.
Preposition: in
- nature: This outlaws the practice of the making of approaches to an umpire which are aggressive in nature.
Preposition: with
- dog: These are his bad points; Sometimes really aggressive with other male dogs but not all.
Large republics seem to be essentially and inherently aggressive.
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