assertive

Adjective

aggressively self-assured
- "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"
- "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

Adj

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin assertīvus. Synchronically analyzable as assert + -ive.

Synonyms

self-asserting, self-assertive

Antonyms

unassertive

Scrabble Score: 12

assertive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
assertive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
assertive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

assertive: valid Words With Friends Word