Synonyms of pushy

pushy

adjective

ˈpu̇-shē 

1

as in aggressive

having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal

he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aggressive
• ambitious
• fierce
• assertive
• adventurous
• militant
• in-your-face
• high-pressure
• energetic
• vigorous
• confident
• enterprising
• belligerent
• daring
• go-getting
• self-assertive
• combative
• pugnacious
• bellicose
• domineering
• dynamic
• warlike
• bold
• obtrusive
• self-asserting
• argumentative
• quarrelsome
• truculent
• hustling
• contentious
• determined
• emphatic
• cocky
• overambitious
• bumptious
• impudent
• insolent
• strenuous
• overbearing
• trigger-happy
• disputatious
• adventuresome
• unapologetic
• brassy
• gladiatorial
• feisty
• cheeky
• overconfident
• hyperaggressive
• venturous
• dashing
• gung ho
• discordant
• brash
• gutsy
• venturesome
• presumptuous
• emboldened
• dominating
• audacious
• cocksure
• unyielding
• scrappy
• imperious
• forward
• bare-knuckled
• bare-knuckles
• unsubdued
• magisterial
• lordly
• bare-knuckle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unassertive
• low-pressure
• unaggressive
• easygoing
• unambitious
• relaxed
• docile
• submissive
• nonassertive
• amenable
• deferential
• compliant
• acquiescent
• timid
• tractable
• passive
• ambitionless
• yielding
• shy
• mild
• bashful
• humble
• quiet
• unenterprising
• resigned
• meek
• shrinking
• unobtrusive
• subdued
• modest
• laid-back
• diffident
• reserved
• obsequious
• retiring
• lowly
• servile
• demure
• mousy
• subservient
• slavish
• grovelling
• cringing
• cowering
• groveling
• mousey
• overmodest

2

as in busy

thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited

the pushy cocktail waiter kept asking me if I wanted another drink, even though I hadn't finished the first one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• busy
• intruding
• intrusive
• officious
• annoying
• obtrusive
• meddlesome
• nosey
• nosy
• rude
• meddling
• interfering
• presumptuous
• pushing
• prying
• protrusive
• snoopy
• bumptious
• impudent
• insolent
• presuming
• brazen
• curious
• inquisitive
• invading
• impertinent
• trespassing
• overbearing
• harassing
• bold
• pestiferous
• superserviceable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unobtrusive
• withdrawn
• uninvolved
• quiet
• silent
• reticent
• reclusive
• reserved
• taciturn
• retiring
• restrained
• hands-off
• subdued
• inhibited

Examples of pushy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Parents who don’t like the results have no way of tracking down those pushy graders and telling them to ease up. Teachers, parents and students at schools devoted to college-level courses tell me that struggling with the material is essential to learning. —Jay Mathews, Washington Post, 13 July 2024

Early religious interests Salzano said her son had a way of sharing his faith with people without being overly pushy. —Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024

But this is very different than the other times, because Mikey is engaging with Tina as a person, rather than seeing her as a pushy inconvenience to his day. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024

This is where Majok’s script creates more trouble than the pushy staging does. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024