Bullish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʊlɪʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bullish is an adjective meaning Having a muscular physique, built ‘like a bull’.
Meaning
Having a muscular physique, built ‘like a bull’.
More Meanings
- Aggressively self-confident or assertive; bullheaded.
- Optimistic, confident; overly or foolishly optimistic or hopeful.
- (stock market, of the price of financial instruments) Characterized by rising value.
Example Sentences
He was heavily criticised for his bullish behaviour.
It [the plan] was bullish about the prospects for BR winning new business and retaining what it had, but recognised that this would depend on the extent to which equipment would enable improved services at lower costs.
Sitting on the edge of the stage at the show’s end, draped in a flag and singing You Need Me, a bullish screw-you written when he was 15, he didn’t look much like a man still plagued by nerves over headlining Glastonbury.
This week, BlackRock's Larry Fink noted that sovereign wealth funds had bought the dip by snapping up bitcoin while it traded just above $80,000, in a sign that parts of the investment community remained bullish even as prices fell to their lowest level in eight months.
Synonyms for bullish
Depending on context, synonyms include optimistic.
Antonyms for bullish
Common opposites include bearish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include optimistic, bright, sanguine, upwards, upward, buoyant.
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