as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off
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Recent Examples of in-your-face
Try topping off a deep, neutral outfit with an in-your-face neon beanie, or tone down a print-heavy look with a simple off-white or black style.
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Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
The mountains look glorious, green, and bizarrely in-your-face.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
The music in Marty Supreme is a central character, one as freewheeling, in-your-face, and impossible to resist as Marty himself.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
No opportunity for a close-up is left behind, yet Cooper uses these literally in-your-face compositions to the film’s advantage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in-your-face
Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
The mountains look glorious, green, and bizarrely in-your-face.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
The music in Marty Supreme is a central character, one as freewheeling, in-your-face, and impossible to resist as Marty himself.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
No opportunity for a close-up is left behind, yet Cooper uses these literally in-your-face compositions to the film’s advantage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in-your-face
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-your-face
Adjective
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In the meantime, an unstable government could become more rather than less aggressive, not least to keep younger hard-liners from rebelling.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Wiener helped push two new California laws last year — the No Secret Police Act and the No Vigilantes Act — in the wake of intense and aggressive immigration enforcement by masked ICE and other federal agents in California and around the country.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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You’re not really allowed to be ambitious.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Stolz is halfway through his ambitious four-event program in Milan with two gold medals already.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-your-face. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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