Aggressive vs. Assertive

Aggressiveadjective

Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.

Aggressiveadjective

(programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.

Aggressiveadjective

That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.

Aggressiveadjective

Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of unaggressive.

Aggressiveadjective

marked by self-confident ambition, competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive young executive.

Aggressiveadjective

tending to spread quickly

Aggressiveadjective

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

Aggressiveadjective

having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends;

Aggressiveadjective

marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative;

Aggressiveadjective

tending to spread quickly;

Aggressiveadjective

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight;

Aggressiveadjective

ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression

Aggressiveadjective

behaving or done in a determined and forceful way

Assertiveadjective

boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive

Assertiveadjective

Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.

Assertiveadjective

inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured;

Assertiveadjective

confidently aggressive;

Assertiveadjective

having or showing a confident and forceful personality