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Definition of Aggressive
1. Adjective. Having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends. "Aggressive drivers"
Similar to: Battleful, Bellicose, Combative, Competitive, Militant, Hard-hitting, High-pressure, Hostile, In-your-face, Obstreperous, Predatory, Rapacious, Raptorial, Ravening, Vulturine, Vulturous, Pugnacious, Rough, Scrappy, Truculent
Also: Assertive, Self-asserting, Self-assertive, Hostile, Offensive
Derivative terms: Aggressiveness
Antonyms: Unaggressive
Also: Assertive, Self-asserting, Self-assertive, Hostile, Offensive
Derivative terms: Aggressiveness
Antonyms: Unaggressive
2. Adjective. Tending to spread quickly. "An aggressive tumor"
3. Adjective. Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight. "A belligerent tone"
Exact synonyms: Belligerent
Similar to: Hostile
Derivative terms: Aggress, Aggressiveness, Belligerence, Belligerence, Belligerency, Belligerent
Similar to: Hostile
Derivative terms: Aggress, Aggressiveness, Belligerence, Belligerence, Belligerency, Belligerent
Definition of Aggressive
1. a. Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation.
Definition of Aggressive
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Aggressive
1. 1. Denoting aggression. 2. Denoting a competitive forcefulness or invasiveness, as of a behavioural pattern, a pathogenic organism, or a disease process. (05 Mar 2000)