pushy

P3U1S1H4Y4
Australia, UK, US/ˈpʊʃ.i/

adjective

Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

Similar
obtrusivesharp-elbowedpushfulambitious
Opposite
unpushy
OriginEnglish push ← Middle English pushen ← Middle French pousser →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivepushy (comparative pushier, superlative pushiest)

comparative pushier · superlative pushiest

  1. Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

    Pushy parents 'ruin sports days'

    2005 June 24, BBC

    Synonyms: obtrusive, sharp-elbowed · Antonyms: unpushy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOverly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

Similar
obtrusivesharp-elbowed
Opposite
unpushy

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivemarked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative

Similar
pushfulambitious
Also see
ambitiousdomineeringpushful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpulsō
  2. Old Frenchpoulser
  3. Middle Frenchpousser
  4. Middle Englishpushen
  5. Englishpush
  6. Englishpushy

From push + -y.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French ambitieux, arriviste
  • ambitieuxoverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • arrivisteoverly assertive, bold, or determined
German aggressiv, aufdringlich
  • aggressivoverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • aufdringlichoverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • zudringlichoverly assertive, bold, or determined
Hungarian erőszakos, rámenős
  • erőszakosoverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • rámenősoverly assertive, bold, or determined
Icelandic ýtinn
  • ýtinnoverly assertive, bold, or determined
Irish teanntásach, treallúsach
  • teanntásachoverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • treallúsachoverly assertive, bold, or determined
Japanese 押し付けがましい
  • 押し付けがましい (oshitsukegamashii)overly assertive, bold, or determined
Māori pūkeke
  • pūkekeoverly assertive, bold, or determined
Polish nachalny, napastliwy
  • nachalnyoverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • napastliwyoverly assertive, bold, or determined
Russian назо́йливый, насты́рный
  • назо́йливый (nazójlivyj)overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • насты́рный (nastýrnyj)overly assertive, bold, or determined
  • напористый (naporistyj)overly assertive, bold, or determined
Spanish prepotente, avasallador
  • prepotenteoverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • avasalladoroverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • empujadoroverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • empujanteoverly assertive, bold, or determined
Turkish aceleci, saldırgan
  • acelecioverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • saldırganoverly assertive, bold, or determined
  • yüzsüzoverly assertive, bold, or determined
Welsh ymwthgar
  • ymwthgaroverly assertive, bold, or determined

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pushy

bushymushycushypushiesquooshysqushysquushytushie
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

pushie
Cite this entry
APA

pushy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushy

MLA

“pushy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pushy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushy.

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