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ASSERTIVENESS Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word assertiveness. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For ASSERTIVENESS

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meekness
nounn
noun

• the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness

• a disposition to be patient and long suffering

passiveness
nounn
noun

• submission to others or to outside influences

• the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

reservation
nounn
noun

• a district that is reserved for particular purpose

• a statement that limits or restricts some claim

• an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

• the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)

• the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

• something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)

• the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

reticence
nounn
noun

• the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

shyness
nounn
noun

• a feeling of fear of embarrassment

submissiveness
nounn
noun

• the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.

timidity
nounn
noun

• fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

• fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities

Alternatives for MEEKNESS

Alternatives for PASSIVENESS

Alternatives for RESERVATION

Alternatives for RETICENCE

Alternatives for SHYNESS

Alternatives for SUBMISSIVENESS

Alternatives for TIMIDITY

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