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Definition of assertive : Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.

Synonyms:

self-asserting, try, bumptious, self-assertive, outspoken, emphatic, strong, forceful, attitude, self-assured, study ataggressive, cocky

declarative, affirmative, positive, definite, insistent, predicative, categorical, certain, sure

bellicose, truculent, determined, militant, domineering, forward, warlike, offensive, hostile, pushy, aggressive, belligerent, combative

Usage examples:

• There was nothing assertive about it. - "Love of Brothers", Katharine Tynan.
• They are more often assertive than lovable. - "God's Good Man", Marie Corelli.
• Peter's rash, self- assertive twists are corrected, but he remains the same Peter mentally. - "Quiet Talks on Power", S.D. Gordon.