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Meaning
Adj
●
Characterized by
aggression
;
unjustly
attacking
;
prone to
behave
in a way
that
involves
attacking
or arguing.
●
In Programming:
Of
heuristics
,
source code
optimization
techniques
, etc.:
exploiting
every
opportunity
to be applied.
●
In Pathology:
That
spreads
quickly
or
extensively
;
virulent
; malignant.
●
In Finance:
Involving high risk for
potentially
high reward.
●
In American English & LGBT:
Female but having a
male
or
masculine
gender presentation
: butch.
Noun
●
One who is aggressive.
●
In American English & LGBT:
A (Black)
woman
who
presents
as
masculine
; a butch.
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Origin
aggressive
English
-ive
English
-if
Anglo-Norman
-ivus
Latin
aggress
English
aggressum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Passive
Cautious
Related
Assertive
Forceful
Confrontational
Combative
Hostile
Violent
Defensive
Vicious
Belligerent
Active
Reactive
Arrogant
Reckless
Evasive
Intimidating
Impulsive
Abrasive
Ambitious
Abusive
Angry
Disruptive
Dangerous
Intense
Stubborn
Extreme
Harsh
Invasive
Anxious
Serious
Territorial
Offensive
Risky
Erratic
Cruel
Dominant
Ruthless
Effective
Rude
Energetic
Threatening
Powerful
Cautious
Proactive
Obnoxious
Brutal
Bossy
Competitive
Pushy
Impatient
Rebellious
Passive
Persistent
Domineering
Conservative
Emotional
Strong
Overt
Successful
Skittish
Defiant
Hyperactive
Negative
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Rhymes
Essive
Abessive
Crescive
Pressive
Adessive
Exessive
Inessive
Guessive
Recessive
Incessive
Antessive
Excessive
Secessive
Subessive
Caressive
Egressive
Accessive
Obsessive
Aggressive
Addressive
Degressive
Oppressive
Postessive
Possessive
Repressive
Digressive
Regressive
Expressive
Redressive
Depressive
Processive
Confessive
Concessive
Impressive
Ingressive
Successive
Brogressive
Compressive
Congressive
Concrescive
Suppressive
Progressive
Unobsessive
Progressive
Superessive
Retrocessive
Unexpressive
Fauxgressive
Nonrecessive
Nonexcessive
Unaggressive
Effervescive
Unsuccessive
Predecessive
Vasopressive
Unoppressive
Supersessive
Unimpressive
Derepressive
Unpossessive
Nonobsessive
Corepressive
Autogressive
Unrepressive
Inoppressive
Inexpressive
Transpressive
Nonrepressive
Nondepressive
Nonsuccessive
Insuppressive
Retrogressive
Decompressive
Nonoppressive
Prodepressive
Nonaggressive
Nonpossessive
Transgressive
Introgressive
Unsuppressive
Nonprocessive
Improgressive
Dispossessive
Unprogressive
Nonexpressive
Antirepressive
Noncompressive
Autoregressive
Manodepressive
Antiexpressive
Overaggressive
Immunopressive
Nonsuppressive
Autorepressive
Neoprogressive
Alloaggressive
Vasodepressive
Antioppressive
Antidepressive
Vasoregressive
Superexpressive
Neurodepressive
Untransgressive
Anxiodepressive
Allosuppressive
Transrepressive
Hyperaggressive
Microaggressive
Antiprogressive
Immunorecessive
Non-Progressive
Oncosuppressive
Semisuppressive
Superaggressive
Undercompressive
Fibrosuppressive
Immunorepressive
Neurosuppressive
Myelosuppressive
Immunodepressive
Nontransgressive
Ultraprogressive
Cardiodepressive
Quasiprogressive
Atherosuppressive
Atheroprogressive
Cardiosuppressive
Pseudoprogressive
Immunosuppressive
Technoprogressive
Lymphosuppressive
Passive-Aggressive
Nonimmunosuppressive
Manic Depressive
Past Progressive
Double Possessive
Future Progressive
Present Progressive
Past Perfect Progressive
Future Perfect Progressive
Present Perfect Progressive
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