Assertive and Reticent

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Assertive adjective - Aggressively self-assured.

Usage example: an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue

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Reticent is an antonym for assertive.

Reticent adjective - Given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge.

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Assertive is an antonym for reticent.

Nearby Words: reticence, reticently

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