ASSAULTIVE Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

assaultive

adjective

ə-ˈsȯl-tiv

Definition of assaultive next

as in aggressive

feeling or displaying eagerness to fight with viciously assaultive prose the writer takes on her critics

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Recent Examples of assaultive The record indicates that the instant offense has elements of brutality, violence, assaultive behavior or conscious selection of victim's vulnerability indicating a conscious disregard for the lives, safety, or property of others, such that the offender poses a continuing threat to public safety. —

Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025 The effect is assaultive but clever, jolting listeners’ reflexes and then toying with their attention. —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025 There were no observed overt assaultive acts or movements displayed by [the man] on the video. —

Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025 Even in the face of assaultive public opinion, there is nothing to add. —

Paolo Armelli, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for assaultive

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Adjective

Gone was the meek servant child, replaced by a confident woman who remained composed during aggressive cross-examination.

— Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The new reality finds those legacy players, with the single exception of Disney, playing defense as tech’s flywheel spins faster, and their pursuit of TV ad dollars becomes even more aggressive.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026