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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The ones who are buying in are bullish enough to invoke the GLP-1 weight-loss drug boom.
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Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Most analysts covering the stock are bullish, with 15 of 28 giving it a buy or strong buy rating, per LSEG.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite ongoing questions around the extent of the revenue and efficiency gains businesses can extract from hefty AI investments, large enterprises remain overwhelmingly bullish on the tech.
—John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Goldmans Sachs just raised its year-end gold price target to $5,400 an ounce, citing strong demand from both institutional and retail buyers, and the London Bullion Market Association’s (LBMA) most recent survey reports bullish forecasts as high as $7,150.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Most analysts covering the stock are bullish, with 15 of 28 giving it a buy or strong buy rating, per LSEG.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite ongoing questions around the extent of the revenue and efficiency gains businesses can extract from hefty AI investments, large enterprises remain overwhelmingly bullish on the tech.
—John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Goldmans Sachs just raised its year-end gold price target to $5,400 an ounce, citing strong demand from both institutional and retail buyers, and the London Bullion Market Association’s (LBMA) most recent survey reports bullish forecasts as high as $7,150.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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