pushing

push·ing

adj \ˈpu̇-shiŋ\

Definition of PUSHING

1

: marked by ambition, energy, enterprise, and initiative

2

: marked by tactless forwardness or officious intrusiveness

Examples of PUSHING

1. <among the young associates at the law firm, he was unmistakably the most pushing>
2. <the sort of sycophantic, pushing man on the make that everyone loves to hate>

First Known Use of PUSHING

1677

Related to PUSHING

Synonyms: aspiring, go-getting, hard-driving, ambitious, self-seeking

Antonyms: ambitionless, unambitious

Related Words: determined, diligent, driving, dynamic, enterprising, gung ho, hungry, hustling, industrious, motivated, scrappy, venturesome, venturous; animated, lively, spirited; ardent, avid, eager, energetic, impassioned, keen, raring, vigorous; aggressive, assertive, high-flying, opportunistic, overambitious, pretentious, pushy, self-assertive; competing, competitive, rival, rivalrous

Near Antonyms: apathetic, disinterested, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic, unexcited, uninterested; casual, easygoing, lackadaisical, lazyish; halfhearted, lukewarm, tepid; lazy, lethargic, listless, shiftless, sluggish, spiritless; unaggressive, unassertive

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