bullish
8 synonyms and 3 antonyms for bullish, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adjective — Expecting the price of shares, a currency or another asset to rise, or reflecting that expectation.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adjective finance
Expecting the price of shares, a currency or another asset to rise, or reflecting that expectation.
“Analysts turned bullish on the airline after a record summer of bookings.”
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How to use bullish
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Standard in business and financial writing, and common in ordinary speech for general optimism.
Etymology
From bull in the stock-market sense of a buyer who expects prices to rise, plus the adjective ending -ish; the market sense of bull is of uncertain origin.
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