1
: suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)
2
a
: marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)
a bullish market
bullish policies
bullish investors
b
: 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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Most analysts are similarly bullish on Aptiv, with 61% of those covering the name rating it as a buy.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Due to the size of the markets and the pedigree of the franchises, baseball’s boosters have reason to be bullish about the ratings potential of the Fall Classic.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Investors bullish on the stock prize the company’s free cash flow, which is projected at $1.2 billion in 2024, given its generally low capital expenditures.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Just as important as the Q3 bump in margins for the market’s bullish reaction was the company’s bullish outlook.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Due to the size of the markets and the pedigree of the franchises, baseball’s boosters have reason to be bullish about the ratings potential of the Fall Classic.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Investors bullish on the stock prize the company’s free cash flow, which is projected at $1.2 billion in 2024, given its generally low capital expenditures.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Just as important as the Q3 bump in margins for the market’s bullish reaction was the company’s bullish outlook.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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