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 airline had a robust network servicing Western Europe, in addition to its transatlantic routes, and shared a bullish outlook earlier in the year.
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Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 6 Oct. 2025
Even the most bullish technologists acknowledge that there are no panaceas and that models come with tradeoffs and limits.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Both firms have buy ratings on the stock and are very bullish.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Victor Mancini’s bullish deployment This was a very strong night for Mancini, especially given how competitive the battle for the third-pair defence spot has been throughout camp.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 6 Oct. 2025
Even the most bullish technologists acknowledge that there are no panaceas and that models come with tradeoffs and limits.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Both firms have buy ratings on the stock and are very bullish.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Victor Mancini’s bullish deployment This was a very strong night for Mancini, especially given how competitive the battle for the third-pair defence spot has been throughout camp.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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