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