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