1
: suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)
2
a
: marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)
a bullish market
bullish policies
bullish investors
b
: optimistic about something's or someone's prospects
bullish on the company's future
bullishly
adverb
bullishness
noun
Examples of bullish in a Sentence
Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.
They are bullish about the future of the product.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Ted Turner — the bullish founder of CNN and a suite of other cable channels, not to mention a bison steakhouse, a non profit designed to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and an international sports competition — died Wednesday at the age of 87.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
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—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Ted Turner — the bullish founder of CNN and a suite of other cable channels, not to mention a bison steakhouse, a non profit designed to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and an international sports competition — died Wednesday at the age of 87.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
Investors turned increasingly bullish on AI companies across the value chain, and around the world.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Eric Galko, the director of football operations for the East-West Shrine bowl, is bullish about several Dolphins rookies who will debut during the team’s minicamp on Friday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for bullish
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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