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pushing 1 of 2

adjective

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1

as in aspiring

having a strong desire for personal advancement

among the young associates at the law firm, he was unmistakably the most pushing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aspiring
• ambitious
• driving
• hustling
• determined
• motivated
• hard-driving
• eager
• energetic
• diligent
• dynamic
• competing
• go-getting
• hungry
• ardent
• aggressive
• self-seeking
• venturesome
• enterprising
• animated
• impassioned
• lively
• spirited
• raring
• industrious
• pushy
• competitive
• avid
• scrappy
• vigorous
• gung ho
• rival
• venturous
• assertive
• opportunistic
• keen
• pretentious
• overambitious
• high-flying
• self-assertive
• rivalrous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• uninterested
• disinterested
• unambitious
• apathetic
• casual
• lackadaisical
• uneager
• sluggish
• tepid
• lukewarm
• lazy
• unexcited
• halfhearted
• easygoing
• unenthusiastic
• ambitionless
• lethargic
• listless
• shiftless
• lazyish
• unaggressive
• spiritless
• unassertive

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• indifferent
• uninterested
• disinterested
• unambitious
• apathetic
• casual
• lackadaisical
• uneager
• sluggish
• tepid
• lukewarm
• lazy
• unexcited
• halfhearted
• easygoing
• unenthusiastic
• ambitionless
• lethargic
• listless
• shiftless
• lazyish
• unaggressive
• spiritless
• unassertive

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2

as in busy

thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited

the sort of sycophantic, pushing man on the make that everyone loves to hate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• busy
• intruding
• interfering
• prying
• meddling
• pushy
• annoying
• presuming
• intrusive
• invading
• trespassing
• meddlesome
• officious
• obtrusive
• protrusive
• snoopy
• nosy
• rude
• presumptuous
• nosey
• harassing
• brazen
• curious
• impudent
• bumptious
• insolent
• bold
• inquisitive
• impertinent
• overbearing
• superserviceable
• pestiferous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unobtrusive
• withdrawn
• retiring
• inhibited
• silent
• restrained
• quiet
• reserved
• reticent
• uninvolved
• hands-off
• reclusive
• subdued
• taciturn

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• unobtrusive
• withdrawn
• retiring
• inhibited
• silent
• restrained
• quiet
• reserved
• reticent
• uninvolved
• hands-off
• reclusive
• subdued
• taciturn

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pushing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of push

1

as in shoving

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one

I had to push my damaged bike all the way home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shoving
• driving
• thrusting
• propelling
• moving
• squeezing
• forcing
• jamming
• pressuring
• compressing
• squashing
• impelling
• muscling
• ramming
• bulldozing
• compelling
• depressing
• bearing (down)
• weighing (upon)
• leaning (on or against)

2

as in squeezing

to force one's way

we had to push our way through a crowd that was mostly headed in the opposite direction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezing
• shoving
• pressing
• jamming
• jostling
• crashing
• elbowing
• thrusting
• muscling
• shouldering
• bulldozing
• boring
• bulling
• ramming