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 Trump crypto train comes to Dubai The bullish energy of the yacht party — complete with open bars, teppanyaki grills and Vegas-style belly dancers wearing feather headdresses — matched the unbridled optimism currently pulsing through the global crypto community.
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Natasha Turak, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Hailey Washington, a senior majoring in marketing at Drexel University in Philadelphia, isn't bullish about her job prospects despite stellar undergraduate performance and indispensable industry experience from an internship at a luxury fashion brand.
—Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Free Syria, free market At the Middle East’s oldest commerce chamber, Damascus merchants are bullish about the future.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
The doctors The Times spoke to were relatively bullish about Biden’s short-term — and even medium-term — prognosis.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Natasha Turak, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Hailey Washington, a senior majoring in marketing at Drexel University in Philadelphia, isn't bullish about her job prospects despite stellar undergraduate performance and indispensable industry experience from an internship at a luxury fashion brand.
—Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Free Syria, free market At the Middle East’s oldest commerce chamber, Damascus merchants are bullish about the future.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
The doctors The Times spoke to were relatively bullish about Biden’s short-term — and even medium-term — prognosis.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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 28 May. 2025.
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