aggressive: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of aggressive
adj
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
Example: an aggressive policy, war, person, nation
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing. Tends to attack the player while unprovoked.
Example: Zombies are aggressive once you are near them.
- especially
Exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
Of a tumor or disease, that spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
Source: Wiktionary — aggressive.
noun
One who is aggressive.
- US
A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
Listed forms: aggressives.
Source: Wiktionary — aggressive.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for aggressive.
adjective
tending to spread quickly
- fast-growing
- strong-growing
adjective
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is aggressive in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of aggressive
A(1) + G(2) + G(2) + R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 15 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of aggressive
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from aggressive
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