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Assertive vs Engaged - What's the difference?

assertive | engaged |

As adjectives the difference between assertive and engaged

is that assertive is boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive while engaged is agreed to be married.

As a verb engaged is

(engage).

assertive

English

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * assertiveness

    engaged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (engage)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Agreed to be married.
  • Busy or employed.
  • (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
    • I tried calling, but she (''or'' her phone) was engaged .
  • (architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
  • (of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation

    • Synonyms

    * (of a telephone) (US) busy

    Related terms

    * engage * engagement

    See also

    * (agreed to be married)

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