Synonym: self-asserting, self-assertive. Similar words: assert, dessert, furtive, supportive, conservative, asset, assess, insert. Meaning: [-tɪv] 
adj. 1. inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured 2. confidently aggressive.
adj. 1. inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured 2. confidently aggressive. 91. Having a willingness to take risks socially, to be assertive, to self-disclose, and be responsive to others are strategies to defeat loneliness.
More similar words: assert, dessert, furtive, supportive, conservative, asset, assess, insert, desert, assemble, assembly, passenger, assessment, expertise, vertical, exertion, embarrassed, at other times, advertising, advertisement, motive, active, native, massive, incentive, relative, actively, punitive, detective, objective.