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