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pushy

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Australian, UK, US: /ˈpʊʃ.i/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʊʃi
  • homophone: pushie
  • CMU ARPABET: P UH1 SH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: obtrusive, sharp-elbowed

Antonyms: unpushy

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an aggressive young executive
  • a pushful insurance agent

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pushful

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin pulsō Old French poulser Middle French pousserbor. Middle English pushen English push English -y English pushy From push + -y.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: ambitieux — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • French: arriviste — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • German: aggressiv — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • German: aufdringlich — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • German: zudringlich — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Hungarian: erőszakos — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Hungarian: rámenős — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Icelandic: ýtinn — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Irish: teanntásach — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Irish: treallúsach — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Japanese: 押し付けがましい (oshitsukegamashii) — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Macedonian: на́метлив (námetliv) — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Macedonian: на́стојчив (nástojčiv) — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Māori: pūkeke — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Plautdietsch: oppdrenjent — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Polish: nachalny — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Polish: napastliwy — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Russian: назо́йливый (nazójlivyj) — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Russian: насты́рный (nastýrnyj) — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Russian: напористый (naporistyj) — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Spanish: prepotente — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Spanish: avasallador — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Spanish: empujador — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Spanish: empujante — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Turkish: aceleci — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Turkish: saldırgan — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Turkish: yüzsüz — overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • Welsh: ymwthgar — overly assertive, bold, or determined