Hyphenation of assertive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word assertive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of assertive:

1.	Aggressively self-assured An energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue Pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act

Synonyms of assertive:

adj	assertive, cocky, emphatic, forceful, aggressive, imperative
adj	self-asserting, self-assertive, aggressive

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.