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Assertive vs Driven - What's the difference?

assertive | driven |

As adjectives the difference between assertive and driven

is that assertive is boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive while driven is obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.

As a verb driven is

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assertive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive

    • Derived terms

    * assertiveness

    driven

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
  • (of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.

    • Derived terms

    * demand-driven English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles ----