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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Forecasts are increasingly bullish.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Young investors are nearly four times more bullish.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
That bullish outlook is in keeping with improving forecasts for global growth.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
The sit-down comes as the administration has grown increasingly bullish on foreign policy.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Young investors are nearly four times more bullish.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
That bullish outlook is in keeping with improving forecasts for global growth.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
The sit-down comes as the administration has grown increasingly bullish on foreign policy.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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