bullish

adjective

bull·ish ˈbu̇-lish

also ˈbə-

Synonyms of bullish

: suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)

: marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)

a bullish market

bullish policies

bullish investors

: optimistic about something's or someone's prospects

bullish on the company's future

bullishly adverb

bullishness noun

Examples of bullish in a Sentence

Members of her party are bullish about her reelection. They are bullish about the future of the product.

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Democrats are increasingly bullish about their midterm prospects. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Stronger-than-expected revenue from SpaceX's AI business is making PhillipCapital — once a bear on the company — bullish about the Elon Musk giant's stock. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 The very limited research on estrogen facial creams is far less bullish. — Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Oct. 2026 Multiple analysts who retain bullish outlooks on Netflix also cited upcoming sports content as reasons for optimism. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bullish

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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