Aggressive vs. Combative — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Aggressive and Combative
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Aggressive
Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression
He's very uncooperative and aggressive
Combative
Eager or disposed to fight.
Aggressive
Characterized by aggression
Aggressive behavior.
Combative
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
Their combative conduct leads to many problems.
Aggressive
Inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion
An aggressive regime.
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Combative
Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
Aggressive
Assertive, bold, and energetic
An aggressive sales campaign.
Combative
Striving to overcome in argument;
A dialectical and agonistic approach
Aggressive
Of or relating to an investment or approach to investing that seeks above-average returns by taking above-average risks.
Combative
Having or showing a ready disposition to fight;
Bellicose young officers
A combative impulse
A contentious nature
Aggressive
Fast growing; tending to spread quickly and invade
An aggressive tumor.
Aggressive
Characterized by or inclined toward vigorous or intensive medical treatment
An aggressive approach to treating the infection.
Aggressive
Intense or harsh, as in color.
Aggressive
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
An aggressive policy, war, person, nation
Aggressive
(programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
Aggressive
That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
Aggressive
(finance) Involving high risk for potentially high reward.
An aggressive stock; an aggressive portfolio
Aggressive
Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch.
Aggressive
One who is aggressive.
Aggressive
A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
Aggressive
Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of unaggressive.
No aggressive movement was made.
Aggressive
Marked by self-confident ambition, competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive young executive.
Aggressive
Tending to spread quickly
Aggressive
Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
Aggressive
Having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends;
An aggressive businessman
An aggressive basketball player
He was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions
Aggressive drivers
Aggressive
Marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative;
An aggressive young exective
A pushful insurance agent
A pushing youth intent on getting on in the world
Aggressive
Tending to spread quickly;
An aggressive tumor
Aggressive
Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight;
Aggressive acts against another country
A belligerent tone
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