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1
having a strong desire for personal advancement
- among the young associates at the law firm, he was unmistakably the most pushing
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2
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
- the sort of sycophantic, pushing man on the make that everyone loves to hate
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- busy,
- interfering,
- intruding,
- intrusive,
- meddlesome,
- meddling,
- nosy
- (or nosey),
- obtrusive,
- officious,
- presuming,
- presumptuous,
- protrusive,
- prying,
- pushy,
- snoopy
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pushing
verb
present participle of push
Synonyms of pushing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
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“Pushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of pushing was in 1677
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