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bullishfeeling confident and positive about the future, especially about financial markets or stock prices rising

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: feeling confident and positive about the future, especially about financial markets or stock prices rising

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbʊlɪʃ/

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother is surprisingly bullish about cryptocurrency - she bought Bitcoin with her pension money!
  • The CEO's bullish predictions turned out to be overly optimistic when the company lost half its value.
  • Despite eating only ramen for months, he stayed bullish about his startup's future.

bullish

ADJECTIVE

[/ˈbʊlɪʃ/]

feeling confident and positive about the future, especially about financial markets or stock prices rising

Expecting prices to rise; optimistic about market growth.
💡 Concept

Expecting prices to rise; optimistic about market growth.

BULL says 'ISH gonna rise!' — bullish about market gains!
🧠 Mnemonic

BULL says 'ISH gonna rise!' — bullish about market gains!

With a bullish push, the market begins to flourish, climbing higher with growing confidence.
🎵 Rhyme

With a bullish push, the market begins to flourish, climbing higher with growing confidence.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈbʊlɪʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈbʊlɪʃ/

🌳Etymology

Rootbull
Suffix--ish

🎵Rhyme

foolishghoulishmulish
foolish
ghoulish
mulish

🔗Collocations

bullish market
bullish sentiment
bullish outlook
bullish investor
remain bullish
bullish trend

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother is surprisingly bullish about cryptocurrency - she bought Bitcoin with her pension money!

The CEO's bullish predictions turned out to be overly optimistic when the company lost half its value.

😄 Fun example

Despite eating only ramen for months, he stayed bullish about his startup's future.

Analysts are bullish on renewable energy stocks for the next decade.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

optimisticpositiveconfidentupbeathopeful

Antonyms

bearishpessimisticnegative

Related

bull marketrallyupturnsurgeboom

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