Pushy
adjective
Being overly aggressive or forceful in getting what one wants.
I don't want to be pushy, but we really need your decision by tomorrow
Often appears as...
- pushy salesperson
- pushy attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Being overly aggressive or forceful in getting what one wants.
I don't want to be pushy, but we really need your decision by tomorrow
Often appears as...
- pushy salesperson
- pushy attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Indicates someone being unpleasantly forceful or overbearing in their behavior.
Her pushy manner made her unpopular at work.
Pro Tip 2/3Colloquial Use
Commonly used in everyday conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.
He's being too pushy asking for a promotion already.
Pro Tip 3/3Impatience Implied
Implies a lack of patience or a sense of urgency, often considered rude.
Stop being so pushy; they'll call us when our table is ready.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Indicates someone being unpleasantly forceful or overbearing in their behavior.
Her pushy manner made her unpopular at work.
Pro Tip 2/3Colloquial Use
Commonly used in everyday conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.
He's being too pushy asking for a promotion already.
Pro Tip 3/3Impatience Implied
Implies a lack of patience or a sense of urgency, often considered rude.
Stop being so pushy; they'll call us when our table is ready.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Indicates someone being unpleasantly forceful or overbearing in their behavior.
Her pushy manner made her unpopular at work.
Pro Tip 2/3Colloquial Use
Commonly used in everyday conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.
He's being too pushy asking for a promotion already.
Pro Tip 3/3Impatience Implied
Implies a lack of patience or a sense of urgency, often considered rude.
Stop being so pushy; they'll call us when our table is ready.
Compare with
aggressiveambitiousassertivedetermineforcefulinsistentoverbearingpersistent
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Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
direction when where it ran so I would assume that perhaps it's gone back to those bushes back to where the yellow flowers are that's a raisin bush so maybe it's hiding in there because it's quite pushy very complicated to get in if I wear a little scrub here that's
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Safari Live - Day 246 PIPE...
spot is quite very difficult to see look at that he has very much camouflaged doesn't look like an animal in there you can see that the tree is still very green and is very much pushy with quite a lot of branches so it means now Kangana and
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Our failing schools....
But when they really get pushy, people really get pushy, I say, "I do it because you do it for your kid." And you've never read a study from MIT that says giving your kid dance instruction is going to help them do algebra better,
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Safari Live - Day 284 PIPE...
to through some comments we'd love to hear from you also you can throw them on the YouTube chat stream right now we on that sort of little level area that leads down to the river so the tree vegetation here it's quite pushy the
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An interview with the...
and that was just hard, because he was so different. And that lady reminded me. I said, "If I would have just been like her, Dooky would have really loved it." But I wasn't. I was always pushy, always moving,
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Our failing schools....
kids when they really get pushy people really get pushy I say I do it because you do it for your kid and you've never read a study from MIT that says giving your kid dance instruction right it's gonna help
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Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
little bit of something like that because it's stuck to the top of his palate and I don't do it on purpose to watch him suffer he's just dumb he's just a very pushy basset but look at that very interesting
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Frank Gehry: From 1990,...
they didn't show the context, so you would think, "God, what a pushy guy this is." But a friend of mine spent four hours wandering around here looking for this restaurant. Couldn't find it.
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Feisty Tiger Cubs Play...
Standing. A little bit overzealous. A bit too pushy. Sure enough, Spot soon gets his strength back. Ah-ah-ah-ah.
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Best Tiger Cub Moments...
them as well it's getting a little bit overzealous bit too pushy sure enough spot soon gets his strength back
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Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
direction when where it ran so I would assume that perhaps it's gone back to those bushes back to where the yellow flowers are that's a raisin bush so maybe it's hiding in there because it's quite pushy very complicated to get in if I wear a little scrub here that's
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 246 PIPE...
spot is quite very difficult to see look at that he has very much camouflaged doesn't look like an animal in there you can see that the tree is still very green and is very much pushy with quite a lot of branches so it means now Kangana and
Video examples
Our failing schools....
But when they really get pushy, people really get pushy, I say, "I do it because you do it for your kid." And you've never read a study from MIT that says giving your kid dance instruction is going to help them do algebra better,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 284 PIPE...
to through some comments we'd love to hear from you also you can throw them on the YouTube chat stream right now we on that sort of little level area that leads down to the river so the tree vegetation here it's quite pushy the
Video examples
An interview with the...
and that was just hard, because he was so different. And that lady reminded me. I said, "If I would have just been like her, Dooky would have really loved it." But I wasn't. I was always pushy, always moving,
Video examples
Our failing schools....
kids when they really get pushy people really get pushy I say I do it because you do it for your kid and you've never read a study from MIT that says giving your kid dance instruction right it's gonna help
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...
little bit of something like that because it's stuck to the top of his palate and I don't do it on purpose to watch him suffer he's just dumb he's just a very pushy basset but look at that very interesting
Video examples
Frank Gehry: From 1990,...
they didn't show the context, so you would think, "God, what a pushy guy this is." But a friend of mine spent four hours wandering around here looking for this restaurant. Couldn't find it.
Video examples
Feisty Tiger Cubs Play...
Standing. A little bit overzealous. A bit too pushy. Sure enough, Spot soon gets his strength back. Ah-ah-ah-ah.
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
them as well it's getting a little bit overzealous bit too pushy sure enough spot soon gets his strength back
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Quote examples
John Hurt
British Actor
I've never been pushy. People have said I should have been, more, but I'm not sure. I've watched hugely ambitious people: the minute they've got a success, they know where it's going, they know how to deal with it, and it all happens for them. Great. But that's not the way I - well, I don't like to use the word 'operate'.
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Gigi Hadid
American Model
My sister is my little star, and I'm excited for her and proud of her. With her, I'm protective, but also I don't want to be that sister who's really pushy and thinks they know everything and making her feel like she doesn't know what she's doing. I'm trying to be that cool older sister and not the mom, but it's hard.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson
English Actor
I did swimming, gymnastics, dance, and the acting was just a small part. I didn't have pushy parents; it wasn't forced upon me. They just said, 'See if you like it. If you do, great; if you don't, don't worry about it.' I was really fortunate to have that guidance and supportive parents.
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Sarah Cooper
Jamaican Comedian
In this fast-paced business world, female leaders need to make sure they're not perceived as pushy, aggressive or competent. One way to do that is to alter your leadership style to account for the (sometimes) fragile male ego.
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Chelsea Cain
American Novelist
Don't let your characters tell you what to do. They can be pushy. Some writers say that they create characters and then just sort of follow them around through the narrative. I think that these writers are out of their minds.
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Jessica Ennis-Hill
British Athlete
I get my competitive edge from my mum. When we're together, we're competitive about little things - it'll be, 'I can bake cakes better than you can.' But she's never been a pushy parent; she's always just supported me.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
I've been called pushy and aggressive and all the negative words that are rarely applied to men with the same traits. But it doesn't bother me.
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Christine Quinn
American Politician
If you don't like me, life goes on, you know what I mean? But I hope you do like me. Because I think that in addition to being pushy, I'm nice.
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Toni Garrn
German Model
I'm very, very persistent... I mean, fine, I'm pushy.
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Rick Stein
English Chef
I've always been pushy as far as the business goes.
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John Hurt
British Actor
I've never been pushy. People have said I should have been, more, but I'm not sure. I've watched hugely ambitious people: the minute they've got a success, they know where it's going, they know how to deal with it, and it all happens for them. Great. But that's not the way I - well, I don't like to use the word 'operate'.
Quote examples
Gigi Hadid
American Model
My sister is my little star, and I'm excited for her and proud of her. With her, I'm protective, but also I don't want to be that sister who's really pushy and thinks they know everything and making her feel like she doesn't know what she's doing. I'm trying to be that cool older sister and not the mom, but it's hard.
Quote examples
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
English Actor
I did swimming, gymnastics, dance, and the acting was just a small part. I didn't have pushy parents; it wasn't forced upon me. They just said, 'See if you like it. If you do, great; if you don't, don't worry about it.' I was really fortunate to have that guidance and supportive parents.
Quote examples
Sarah Cooper
Jamaican Comedian
In this fast-paced business world, female leaders need to make sure they're not perceived as pushy, aggressive or competent. One way to do that is to alter your leadership style to account for the (sometimes) fragile male ego.
Quote examples
Chelsea Cain
American Novelist
Don't let your characters tell you what to do. They can be pushy. Some writers say that they create characters and then just sort of follow them around through the narrative. I think that these writers are out of their minds.
Quote examples
Jessica Ennis-Hill
British Athlete
I get my competitive edge from my mum. When we're together, we're competitive about little things - it'll be, 'I can bake cakes better than you can.' But she's never been a pushy parent; she's always just supported me.
Quote examples
Frances Arnold
American Scientist
I've been called pushy and aggressive and all the negative words that are rarely applied to men with the same traits. But it doesn't bother me.
Quote examples
Christine Quinn
American Politician
If you don't like me, life goes on, you know what I mean? But I hope you do like me. Because I think that in addition to being pushy, I'm nice.
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Toni Garrn
German Model
I'm very, very persistent... I mean, fine, I'm pushy.
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Rick Stein
English Chef
I've always been pushy as far as the business goes.
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