aggressiveness

Noun

Meaning

a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

a natural disposition to be hostile

the quality of being bold and enterprising

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

aggression belligerence pugnacity energy attack vim spunk fight violence spirit push intensity aggressive hostile enterprise
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Antonyms

whist love consonance peace humanity consideration
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Hypernyms

drive hostility enmity ill-will disagreeableness

Hyponyms

face fight nerve brass cheek boldness

Examples

And I have never encountered any aggressiveness, they were always friendly – and it does help that I’m 6 ft. Source: Internet

Also aggressiveness and animalistic urges may be intensified and harder to control (hunger, sexual arousal). Source: Internet

Biden graduated from the school of hard knocks, he is somewhere in the middle between Obama’s peacenik liberalism and the Bush family’s aggressiveness. Source: Internet

As the capoeiristas change their playing style significantly following the toque of the berimbau, which sets the game's speed, style and aggressiveness, it is truly the music that drives a capoeira game. Source: Internet

Davidson was an extremely effective pass rusher who had demonstrated his aggressiveness in a regular season game against the New York Jets by breaking the jaw of Jets quarterback Joe Namath while sacking him. Source: Internet

A Higher Standard of Living: While paying off debt as soon as possible is a great first step towards a higher standard of living, the aggressiveness with which a person pursues that goal is a personal decision. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aggressively enterprising man aggressively enterprising person aggressively male aggressivism aggressivist aggressivity