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 Steamer projection system remains bullish and projects the highest isolated slugging among the systems, still pulling in signal from his 42-homer 2021.
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Derek Vanriper, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Many market participants remain upbeat, suggesting that bullish sentiment toward gold is likely to persist through 2026.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The company, for its part, is bullish.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
In addition, software stocks appear to have decoupled from artificial intelligence credit spreads, which could prove bullish.
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Derek Vanriper, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Many market participants remain upbeat, suggesting that bullish sentiment toward gold is likely to persist through 2026.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The company, for its part, is bullish.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
In addition, software stocks appear to have decoupled from artificial intelligence credit spreads, which could prove bullish.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Feb. 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 19 Feb. 2026.
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