pushy

pushy

adjective \ˈpu̇-shē\

push·i·erpush·i·est

Definition of PUSHY

: aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward

— push·i·ly \ˈpu̇-shə-lē\ adverb

— push·i·ness \ˈpu̇-shē-nəs\ noun

Examples of PUSHY

1. <he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects>
2. <the pushy cocktail waiter kept asking me if I wanted another drink, even though I hadn't finished the first one>

First Known Use of PUSHY

1936

Related to PUSHY

Synonyms

ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure, in-your-face, militant, aggressive, self-asserting, self-assertive

Antonyms

ambitionless, low-pressure, nonassertive, unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising

Related Words

argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, disputatious, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, trigger-happy, truculent, warlike; hyperaggressive, overambitious; dynamic, energetic, enterprising, gung ho, hustling, strenuous, vigorous; emphatic, obtrusive; adventuresome, adventurous, daring, dashing, emboldened, gutsy, venturesome, venturous; audacious, bold, brash, brassy, bumptious, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, confident, determined, forward, impudent, insolent, overconfident, presumptuous, unapologetic, unsubdued, unyielding; bare-knuckle (also bare-knuckled or bare-knuckles), feisty, scrappy; dominating, domineering, imperious, lordly, magisterial, overbearing

Near Antonyms

easygoing, laid-back, relaxed; acquiescent, amenable, compliant, deferential, docile, resigned, submissive, tractable, yielding; cowering, cringing, groveling (or grovelling), shrinking; bashful, demure, diffident, humble, lowly, meek, mild, modest, mousy (or mousey), overmodest, passive, quiet, reserved, retiring, shy, subdued, timid, unobtrusive; obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient

Rhymes with PUSHY

bushy, cushy