Synonyms of in-your-face

in-your-face

adjective

ˌin-yər-ˈfās 

as in aggressive

having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal

an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggressive
• ambitious
• fierce
• militant
• adventurous
• assertive
• vigorous
• high-pressure
• energetic
• pushy
• daring
• enterprising
• confident
• dynamic
• bold
• belligerent
• go-getting
• pugnacious
• combative
• self-assertive
• bellicose
• warlike
• emphatic
• self-asserting
• obtrusive
• unapologetic
• contentious
• gladiatorial
• truculent
• argumentative
• strenuous
• hustling
• domineering
• brassy
• impudent
• quarrelsome
• cheeky
• gutsy
• insolent
• bumptious
• hyperaggressive
• trigger-happy
• overambitious
• feisty
• cocky
• brash
• discordant
• determined
• disputatious
• audacious
• adventuresome
• gung ho
• overbearing
• emboldened
• venturous
• dominating
• dashing
• overconfident
• unyielding
• bare-knuckles
• bare-knuckled
• cocksure
• venturesome
• scrappy
• magisterial
• presumptuous
• bare-knuckle
• imperious
• forward
• unsubdued
• lordly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• low-pressure
• unaggressive
• unassertive
• easygoing
• unambitious
• nonassertive
• deferential
• relaxed
• docile
• amenable
• passive
• submissive
• compliant
• mild
• acquiescent
• yielding
• tractable
• unenterprising
• timid
• ambitionless
• modest
• subdued
• unobtrusive
• quiet
• humble
• laid-back
• resigned
• shrinking
• bashful
• shy
• meek
• demure
• diffident
• reserved
• obsequious
• mousy
• lowly
• retiring
• servile
• slavish
• subservient
• grovelling
• cringing
• cowering
• groveling
• mousey
• overmodest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in-your-face

Raucous live shows, led by Lunny’s in-your-face performance style, have led to the band touring for the better part of 2024, including stints in the U.S. and festival slots at Glastonbury and Iceland Airwaves. —Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025

On the runways, the in-your-face look has come in many flavors: Louis Vuitton and Chanel bring the glamour with carryalls dripping in rhinestones and sequins, while Gucci delivers a silver purse festooned with tiny circular disks all over. —Kelsey Stewart, refinery29.com, 24 Dec. 2024

Jewell’s Elk Prairie Pinot Noir (Humboldt County) is a smooth and silky glass of comfort without the tug of aggressive tannins, the brashness of in-your-face fruit. —Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Burgundy offers just enough pop without being too in-your-face. —Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024