pushy

(pʊsh'ē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
Disagreeably aggressive or forward.

pushily push'i·ly adv.
pushiness push'i·ness n.

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adjective

Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang wise¹. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.

adj

Definition: aggressive, offensive
Antonyms: modest, quiet, retiring, shy, unassuming

For a list of words related to pushy, see:

• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic
• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident
• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate

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See words rhyming with "pushy."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nævenyttig

Nederlands (Dutch)
opdringerig

Français (French)
adj. - arriviste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (übermäßig) ehrgeizig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυταρχικός, πιεστικός, φορτικός

Italiano (Italian)
invadente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - insistente, inconveniente

Русский (Russian)
настырный, напористый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - molesto, insistente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - framfusig, påträngande, påflugen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有冲劲的, 坚持己见的, 有事业心的, 硬干的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有沖勁的, 堅持己見的, 有事業心的, 硬幹的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 배짱이 센, 박력이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 押しの強い, 進取的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يفرض نفسه على غيره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תוקפני, חותר ללא ריסון להצלחה, נדחף, מזיז דברים, דעתן‬

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