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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Amazon’s performance this year shows investors are less bullish.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
There are still interesting receiving options on the market, but Denver remains bullish on its group and next month’s draft has a strong crop of possibilities, too.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Griffin will have to buck history to produce as a 20-year-old in the majors, but his projections are bullish when accounting for playing time.
—Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Those who are the most bullish on machine learning argue that artificial general intelligence, or AGI—artificial intelligence models that match or surpass human cognitive capabilities on any task—is imminent, just two or three years away.
—Charles Yu, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
There are still interesting receiving options on the market, but Denver remains bullish on its group and next month’s draft has a strong crop of possibilities, too.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Griffin will have to buck history to produce as a 20-year-old in the majors, but his projections are bullish when accounting for playing time.
—Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Those who are the most bullish on machine learning argue that artificial general intelligence, or AGI—artificial intelligence models that match or surpass human cognitive capabilities on any task—is imminent, just two or three years away.
—Charles Yu, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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