Synonyms of pushy

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pushy

adjective

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1

as in aggressive

having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal

he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggressive
• ambitious
• assertive
• fierce
• adventurous
• militant
• energetic
• vigorous
• enterprising
• confident
• in-your-face
• belligerent
• self-assertive
• daring
• go-getting
• combative
• pugnacious
• domineering
• high-pressure
• bellicose
• determined
• self-asserting
• obtrusive
• argumentative
• dynamic
• warlike
• quarrelsome
• hustling
• bold
• truculent
• contentious
• emphatic
• cocky
• overbearing
• bumptious
• overambitious
• impudent
• adventuresome
• insolent
• unapologetic
• disputatious
• brassy
• dashing
• strenuous
• feisty
• cheeky
• overconfident
• trigger-happy
• hyperaggressive
• emboldened
• dominating
• venturous
• brash
• gladiatorial
• gutsy
• gung ho
• presumptuous
• venturesome
• discordant
• cocksure
• audacious
• unyielding
• scrappy
• imperious
• forward
• bare-knuckled
• unsubdued
• bare-knuckles
• magisterial
• lordly
• bare-knuckle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unassertive
• unaggressive
• easygoing
• unambitious
• docile
• relaxed
• submissive
• deferential
• amenable
• acquiescent
• timid
• nonassertive
• compliant
• ambitionless
• shy
• bashful
• passive
• tractable
• humble
• meek
• yielding
• unobtrusive
• mild
• quiet
• diffident
• obsequious
• subdued
• laid-back
• resigned
• low-pressure
• shrinking
• modest
• reserved
• unenterprising
• demure
• grovelling
• retiring
• mousy
• subservient
• lowly
• servile
• cringing
• mousey
• slavish
• cowering
• groveling
• overmodest

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• unassertive
• unaggressive
• easygoing
• unambitious
• docile
• relaxed
• submissive
• deferential
• amenable
• acquiescent
• timid
• nonassertive
• compliant
• ambitionless
• shy
• bashful
• passive
• tractable
• humble
• meek
• yielding
• unobtrusive
• mild
• quiet
• diffident
• obsequious
• subdued
• laid-back
• resigned
• low-pressure
• shrinking
• modest
• reserved
• unenterprising
• demure
• grovelling
• retiring
• mousy
• subservient
• lowly
• servile
• cringing
• mousey
• slavish
• cowering
• groveling
• overmodest

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2

as in busy

thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited

the pushy cocktail waiter kept asking me if I wanted another drink, even though I hadn't finished the first one

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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