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assertiveness

NOUN

decidedness

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conclusiveness decisiveness determination emphaticalness firmness purpose purposefulness resoluteness resolution resolve willpower

NOUN

decisiveness

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STRONGEST

firmness willpower

STRONG

conclusiveness determination purpose purposefulness resoluteness resolution resolve

WEAK

decidedness emphaticalness

Antonyms

STRONG

indecision question

NOUN

forcefulness

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STRONG

aggressiveness energy fierceness intensity might potency power strength vehemence vigor vim vitality

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy enervation idleness inability inactivity laziness lethargy weakness

NOUN

obstinateness

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disorderliness fractiousness heedlessness impetuousness imprudence impulsiveness indocility intemperanc intractability intractableness lawlessness obstinacy obstreperousness orneriness perverseness rebelliousness recalcitrance recalcitrancy recklessness refractoriness uncontrollability uncontrollableness ungovernableness unmanageability untowardness waywardness wildness willfulness

NOUN

obstreperousness

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STRONG

disorderliness fractiousness heedlessness impetuousness imprudence impulsiveness intractability intractableness lawlessness obstinacy orneriness perverseness rebelliousness recalcitrance recalcitrancy recklessness refractoriness wildness willfulness

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indocility intemperanc obstinateness uncontrollability uncontrollableness ungovernableness unmanageability untowardness waywardness

NOUN

recalcitrance

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disorderliness fractiousness heedlessness impetuousness imprudence impulsiveness intractability intractableness lawlessness obstinacy obstreperousness orneriness perverseness rebelliousness recalcitrancy recklessness refractoriness wildness willfulness

WEAK

indocility intemperanc obstinateness uncontrollability uncontrollableness ungovernableness unmanageability untowardness waywardness

NOUN

recalcitrancy

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STRONG

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indocility intemperanc obstinateness uncontrollability uncontrollableness ungovernableness unmanageability untowardness waywardness

NOUN

refractoriness

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STRONG

WEAK

indocility intemperanc obstinateness uncontrollability uncontrollableness ungovernableness unmanageability untowardness waywardness

NOUN

uncontrollability

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disorderliness fractiousness heedlessness impetuousness imprudence impulsiveness indocility intemperanc intractability intractableness lawlessness obstinacy obstinateness obstreperousness orneriness perverseness rebelliousness recalcitrance recalcitrancy recklessness refractoriness uncontrollableness ungovernableness unmanageability untowardness waywardness wildness willfulness

NOUN

uncontrollableness

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disorderliness fractiousness heedlessness impetuousness imprudence impulsiveness indocility intemperanc intractability intractableness lawlessness obstinacy obstinateness obstreperousness orneriness perverseness rebelliousness recalcitrance recalcitrancy recklessness refractoriness uncontrollability ungovernableness unmanageability untowardness waywardness wildness willfulness

NOUN

ungovernableness

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disorderliness fractiousness heedlessness impetuousness imprudence impulsiveness indocility intemperanc intractability intractableness lawlessness obstinacy obstinateness obstreperousness orneriness perverseness rebelliousness recalcitrance recalcitrancy recklessness refractoriness uncontrollability uncontrollableness unmanageability untowardness waywardness wildness willfulness

NOUN

unmanageability

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disorderliness fractiousness heedlessness impetuousness imprudence impulsiveness indocility intemperanc intractability intractableness lawlessness obstinacy obstinateness obstreperousness orneriness perverseness rebelliousness recalcitrance recalcitrancy recklessness refractoriness uncontrollability uncontrollableness ungovernableness untowardness waywardness wildness willfulness

NOUN

untowardness

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disorderliness fractiousness heedlessness impetuousness imprudence impulsiveness indocility intemperanc intractability intractableness lawlessness obstinacy obstinateness obstreperousness orneriness perverseness rebelliousness recalcitrance recalcitrancy recklessness refractoriness uncontrollability uncontrollableness ungovernableness unmanageability waywardness wildness willfulness

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Barack Obama's last visit to China as president threw a spotlight on the country's growing assertiveness and mounting rivalry with Washington.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The strategy behind this new assertiveness was born from crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

The apprehension he exhibited in his first major league season has been replaced by assertiveness, leading to him terrorizing hitters of whom he used to be overly respectful.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

All three are concerned about China's assertiveness in the South China Sea, along with the Philippines.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

He put indignant conviction into this, pouncing on the first sprig of assertiveness in me.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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