aggressive

8 definitions • 16 examples

showing anger and a willingness to attack other people:

The stereotype is that men tend to be more aggressive than women.

If I criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.

Aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated in the classroom.

determined to win or succeed and using forceful action to do this:

an aggressive election campaign

aggressive marketing tactics

Both players won their first-round matches in aggressive style.

An aggressive condition is one that is serious and quickly spreads in the body or gets worse:

The more aggressive the cancer, the further and faster it spreads.

Aggressive treatment is strong treatment that could itself cause harm, used when someone has a serious condition:

Brain cancer requires aggressive treatment such as surgery.

using strong, forceful methods esp. to sell or persuade:

The company mounted an aggressive marketing campaign.

You have to be aggressive if you want to succeed in this business.

done in a very forceful and competitive way in order to gain an advantage:

aggressive marketing/expansion/recruiting Through aggressive marketing in Europe and Asia, the company pulled in an extra $4.5 billion and doubled its share prices.

aggressive campaigns/strategies/tactics Britain’s second largest water company is planning an aggressive campaign to win industrial and business customers from rivals.

forceful, competitive, and determined to win or get what you want:

Many banks have become more aggressive in making loans to boost revenue growth.

The company has been losing market share for five years, primarily to aggressive competitors that have undercut the company on price.

used to describe investments that involve some risk or investors that take risks in order to gain the best results:

aggressive funds/investments/trades He moved his money into more aggressive investments, including hedge funds and publicly traded stocks.

aggressive buyers/sellers