pushy
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Synonyms
aggressive, ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure, in-your-face, militant, self-asserting, self-assertive
Antonyms
ambitionless, low-pressure, nonassertive, unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising
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The movie has its coy and slightly pushy side, but its juggling of comic and dramatic impulses gives it a sense of purpose. — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, "‘Dumbo’ and 8 other movies open March 29; our reviewers weigh in," 3 Apr. 2019 If all thoroughbreds are alphas, Justify seems an extreme case, with a confidence bordering on arrogance, more pushy than regal. — Liz Clarke, chicagotribune.com, "Justify's path to cusp of Triple Crown is unusual. But so is training a 1,380-pound athlete.," 7 June 2018 Sign-up Granted, the relative size of the two companies has a bearing on how pushy the activist can be. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "Campbell Soup and Nestlé: One Activist, Two Strategies," 30 Nov. 2018 There are two ways that most people first hear the Audio-Technica name: either in association with Technics turntables or via a pushy friend or YouTuber enlightening them about the M50x headphones. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "Audio-Technica M50xBT review: better beats," 12 Nov. 2018 The salesmen in the main carpet souk on the Rahba Kehdima are infamously pushy and the quality of their wares varies widely. — Tara Stevens, WSJ, "A Choosy Shopper’s Guide to Marrakesh," 5 Dec. 2018 Some younger workers also say they are turned off by the proverbial image of the smooth-talking, pushy car salesman out to trick buyers into paying more for a vehicle. — Adrienne Roberts, WSJ, "Dearth of a Salesman: Auto Dealers Struggle to Recruit, Retain Younger Workers," 23 Aug. 2018 Photos of De Laurentiis dot the walls, of course, but not in a pushy, look-at-me way. — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, "Giada De Laurentiis' new restaurant in Horseshoe Casino Baltimore serves up appealing flavors," 28 June 2018 That’s what’s difficult about producing—having to be pushy is hard for me. — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, "The Original Preppy Murder: Chloë Sevigny Takes the Lead in Her New Film About Lizzie Borden," 27 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pushy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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