pushy Antonyms
Strongest:
- nonassertive
- docile
- deferential
- unaggressive
- low-pressure
- low-pressure
- relaxed
- submissive
- unassertive
- relaxed
- unambitious
- amenable
- unambitious
- acquiescent
- easygoing
- compliant
- acquiescent
- timid
- submissive
- easygoing
- unaggressive
- timid
- unassertive
- docile
- compliant
- deferential
- nonassertive
- amenable
Strong:
- demure
- modest
- passive
- diffident
- lowly
- lowly
- yielding
- humble
- laid-back
- diffident
- humble
- quiet
- mousy
- reserved
- laid-back
- reserved
- bashful
- servile
- modest
- unobtrusive
- meek
- retiring
- servile
- ambitionless
- demure
- resigned
- subdued
- bashful
- obsequious
- retiring
- meek
- tractable
- quiet
- tractable
- shrinking
- yielding
- obsequious
- shy
- passive
- shy
- subdued
- shrinking
- resigned
- mild
- unenterprising
- unenterprising
- mild
- ambitionless
- mousy
- unobtrusive
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- high-pressure
- energetic
- enterprising
- daring
- confident
- fierce
- assertive
- in-your-face
- belligerent
- self-assertive
- go-getting
- adventurous
- vigorous
- militant
Weak:
- overconfident
- truculent
- self-asserting
- cocky
- obtrusive
- pugnacious
- hustling
- overbearing
- brassy
- contentious
- venturesome
- venturous
- dashing
- dominating
- brash
- impudent
- bold
- bellicose
- combative
- domineering
- feisty
- argumentative
- discordant
- cheeky
- unapologetic
- gladiatorial
- hyperaggressive
- adventuresome
- overambitious
- gung-ho
- determined
- quarrelsome
- cocksure
- dynamic
- gutsy
- strenuous
- disputatious
- unyielding
- bumptious
- emphatic
- emboldened
- audacious
- presumptuous
- warlike
- insolent
- trigger-happy
- scrappy
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
aggressive, ambitious, high-pressure, energetic, enterprising, daring, confident,fierce, assertive, in-your-face
nonassertive, docile, deferential, unaggressive, low-pressure, low-pressure, relaxed, submissive, unassertive, relaxed
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.
