self-asserting
adjective
self-as·sert·ing ˌself-ə-ˈsər-tiŋ 
1
: asserting oneself or one's own rights, claims, or opinions
2
a
: self-assured, confident
b
: arrogant
self-assertingly
ˌself-ə-ˈsər-tiŋ-lē
adverb 
Synonyms
- arrogant
- assumptive
- bumptious
- cavalier
- chesty
- haughty
- high-and-mighty
- high-handed
- high-hat
- highfalutin
- hifalutin
- huffish
- huffy
- imperious
- important
- lofty
- lordly
- masterful
- overweening
- peremptory
- pompous
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pretentious
- self-assertive
- sniffy
- stiff-necked
- supercilious
- superior
- toplofty
- toploftical
- uppish
- uppity
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Word History
First Known Use
1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1
self-asserting
adjective
1
as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude a bunch of self-asserting upstarts who thought that they could buy their way into high society Synonyms & Similar Words
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- arrogant
- superior
- cavalier
- domineering
- bumptious
- assumptive
- dominant
- supercilious
- self-assertive
- haughty
- uppity
- dominating
- uppish
- important
- pretentious
- sniffy
- chesty
- imperious
- authoritarian
- presuming
- pompous
- smug
- presumptuous
- masterful
- peremptory
- overweening
- huffy
- high-handed
- patronizing
- toplofty
- lordly
- hifalutin
- high-and-mighty
- impudent
- condescending
- proud
- toploftical
- huffish
- highfalutin
- lofty
- bossy
- swaggering
- boastful
- pontifical
- magisterial
- high-hat
- stiff-necked
- egocentric
- narcissistic
- conceited
- pontificating
- saucy
- bombastic
- egotistic
- disdainful
- cocky
- snobbish
- hubristic
- egoistic
- snooty
- vainglorious
- bragging
- braggart
- self-complacent
- vain
- complacent
- uninhibited
- blusterous
- snobby
- impertinent
- blustery
- self-conceited
- egoistical
- egotistical
- extroverted
- self-flattering
- prideful
- self-centered
- self-loving
- self-satisfied
- brash
- immodest
- unreserved
- self-promoting
- braggy
- extraverted
- stuck-up
- self-applauding
- self-pleased
- self-affected
- orgulous
- forward
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- humble
- timid
- modest
- unpretentious
- diffident
- bashful
- lowly
- sheepish
- subdued
- passive
- introverted
- acquiescent
- unassertive
- demure
- submissive
- deferential
- shy
- meek
- shrinking
- mousy
- unaggressive
- unassuming
- unarrogant
- unobtrusive
- self-doubting
- yielding
- compliant
- self-critical
- quiet
- cringing
- cowering
- mousey
- reserved
- overmodest
- retiring
2
as in confident
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities it takes a rather self-asserting person to start a business at such a young age Synonyms & Similar Words
- confident
- optimistic
- assured
- secure
- hopeful
- self-assured
- self-confident
- proud
- smug
- conceited
- egotistic
- composed
- serene
- unperturbed
- egoistic
- coolheaded
- complacent
- poised
- unshaken
- self-complacent
- recollected
- self-contented
- tranquil
- sanguine
- prideful
- imperturbable
- pompous
- collected
- vainglorious
- self-conceited
- upbeat
- overweening
- self-possessed
- egoistical
- egotistical
- vain
- rosy
- unshakable
- cool
- unflappable
- self-centered
- self-satisfied
- disciplined
- nerveless
- important
- self-important
- self-promoting
- unself-conscious
- self-applauding
- self-pleased
- stuck-up
- self-composed
- self-controlled
- self-affected
- self-reliant
- self-sufficient
- self-collected
- self-poised
- self-contained
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- insecure
- timid
- diffident
- unassertive
- meek
- humble
- unassuming
- modest
- self-doubting
- unpretentious
- nervous
- bashful
- self-distrustful
- jittery
- jumpy
- quiet
- demure
- shy
- mousy
- reserved
- mousey
- overmodest
- self-critical
- self-reproving
- self-reproachful
3
as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal just the kind of cocky, self-asserting person that you'd expect a sports agent to be Synonyms & Similar Words
- aggressive
- ambitious
- fierce
- assertive
- adventurous
- militant
- self-assertive
- vigorous
- energetic
- enterprising
- pushy
- confident
- daring
- in-your-face
- go-getting
- belligerent
- combative
- warlike
- bellicose
- pugnacious
- dynamic
- high-pressure
- quarrelsome
- bold
- determined
- argumentative
- truculent
- domineering
- disputatious
- emphatic
- impudent
- insolent
- contentious
- hustling
- adventuresome
- bumptious
- venturous
- gladiatorial
- obtrusive
- hyperaggressive
- venturesome
- unapologetic
- cocky
- dashing
- dominating
- overconfident
- discordant
- overambitious
- strenuous
- emboldened
- cocksure
- gung ho
- brassy
- trigger-happy
- cheeky
- feisty
- brash
- gutsy
- overbearing
- presumptuous
- unsubdued
- audacious
- magisterial
- unyielding
- imperious
- scrappy
- forward
- bare-knuckles
- bare-knuckled
- lordly
- bare-knuckle
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unassertive
- unaggressive
- unambitious
- acquiescent
- easygoing
- nonassertive
- submissive
- deferential
- docile
- ambitionless
- relaxed
- timid
- tractable
- amenable
- passive
- yielding
- humble
- compliant
- meek
- unenterprising
- diffident
- bashful
- shrinking
- resigned
- mild
- subdued
- modest
- quiet
- grovelling
- laid-back
- unobtrusive
- low-pressure
- servile
- demure
- subservient
- shy
- obsequious
- mousy
- reserved
- slavish
- lowly
- retiring
- mousey
- cringing
- cowering
- groveling
- overmodest
- burst someone's bubble
- burst/explode into flames
- bursted
- bursted into
- bursted out
- bursten
- burster
- bursters
- bursting
- bursting (forth)
- bursting (in or into)
- bursting charge
- bursting forth
- bursting heart
- bursting in or into
- bursting into
- bursting out
- bursting point
- bursting strength
- burstone
- burstones
- bursts
- bursts (forth)
- bursts (in or into)
- bursts forth