Assertive and Tough

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Assertive adjective - Having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal.

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Tough and assertive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tough" instead an adjective "Assertive".

Tough adjective - Not easily chewed.

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Assertive and tough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assertive" instead an adjective "Tough".

Nearby Words: toughness, toughen, toughening, tougher, toughed

But he remained a tough, assertive person and you still had to be careful what you said around him.

Source: Music / The Who
In The Legend of Zelda fanfic Tangled In Time, Tetra is tough as nails, assertive and worked as a ranch-hand for seven years after the Royal Family was overthrown by Ganondorf.

Source: Tomboy with a Girly Streak
Since the delusion had helped her foster the tough, fair, forthright, and assertive (i.e., stereotypically "male") aspects of her personality Megumi considers her wish granted nonetheless.

Source: Second Law of Gender Bending

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