pushy Antonyms
Strongest:
- deferential
- unassertive
- compliant
- easygoing
- relaxed
- docile
- docile
- amenable
- nonassertive
- low-pressure
- nonassertive
- relaxed
- unassertive
- low-pressure
- unaggressive
- submissive
- easygoing
- unaggressive
- submissive
- deferential
- acquiescent
- amenable
- timid
- unambitious
- compliant
- timid
- unambitious
- acquiescent
Strong:
- bashful
- bashful
- shy
- laid-back
- meek
- retiring
- modest
- laid-back
- mild
- yielding
- shy
- demure
- quiet
- yielding
- tractable
- retiring
- servile
- ambitionless
- humble
- mousy
- unobtrusive
- servile
- subdued
- obsequious
- shrinking
- demure
- lowly
- diffident
- resigned
- lowly
- reserved
- quiet
- reserved
- modest
- subdued
- humble
- resigned
- unenterprising
- obsequious
- passive
- mild
- shrinking
- unenterprising
- diffident
- passive
- tractable
- mousy
- meek
- ambitionless
- unobtrusive
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- assertive
- high-pressure
- militant
- energetic
- daring
- enterprising
- go-getting
- in-your-face
- fierce
- belligerent
- confident
- vigorous
- adventurous
- self-assertive
Weak:
- cocky
- presumptuous
- emboldened
- dynamic
- overbearing
- gladiatorial
- obtrusive
- adventuresome
- brassy
- domineering
- gung-ho
- trigger-happy
- venturous
- strenuous
- combative
- scrappy
- pugnacious
- determined
- dashing
- argumentative
- bumptious
- venturesome
- dominating
- cocksure
- bold
- hustling
- emphatic
- cheeky
- feisty
- warlike
- truculent
- impudent
- self-asserting
- hyperaggressive
- overambitious
- unyielding
- audacious
- bellicose
- discordant
- quarrelsome
- disputatious
- contentious
- unapologetic
- insolent
- brash
- overconfident
- gutsy
Meaning of pushy
pushy (s)
marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
pushy Sentence Examples
- My boss can be quite pushy when it comes to meeting deadlines.
- Sarah's pushy demeanor often rubs people the wrong way in social situations.
- I find it uncomfortable when salespeople become too pushy in trying to make a sale.
- Some parents can be overly pushy in their expectations of their children's academic achievements.
- The pushy attitude of the political candidate turned off many voters during the campaign.
- I had to confront my pushy neighbor about respecting my privacy and boundaries.
- Being pushy in negotiations can sometimes backfire and harm relationships.
- Jenny's pushy behavior at work often leads to conflicts with her colleagues.
- It's important to assert yourself without being pushy to maintain healthy relationships.
- The pushy behavior of the salesman made me hesitant to return to that store.
FAQs About the word pushy
marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
ambitious,aggressive, assertive, high-pressure, militant, energetic, daring, enterprising, go-getting, in-your-face
deferential,unassertive, compliant, easygoing, relaxed, docile, docile, amenable, nonassertive, low-pressure
My boss can be quite pushy when it comes to meeting deadlines.
Sarah's pushy demeanor often rubs people the wrong way in social situations.
I find it uncomfortable when salespeople become too pushy in trying to make a sale.
Some parents can be overly pushy in their expectations of their children's academic achievements.
