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Collocations for aggressive - adj.

VERBS

be, look, seem, sound
become, get, grow (esp. AmE), turn
make sb
Watching violence on TV makes some children more aggressive.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly, particularly, really
the company's highly aggressive marketing techniques
increasingly
openly
Her mood became openly aggressive when his name was mentioned.
physically, verbally
sexually

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PREPOSITION

towards/toward
He warned that his dog was aggressive towards/toward strangers.
with (esp. AmE)
Dogs of this breed can be aggressive with other dogs.

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Aggressive is used with these nouns:
act, action, approach, attitude, behaviour, campaign, child, conduct, diplomacy, display, driving, encounter, expansion, impulse, instinct, manner, marketing, move, nationalism, player, posture, pursuit, questioning, response, stance, strategy, style, tactic, tendency, tone

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