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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The report provides vindication for economists like Apollo’s Torsten Slok, who have stayed bullish despite widespread pessimism.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Bottom line, most analysts maintained their long-term bullish stance on Robinhood, although JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley were exceptions in sticking by their neutral ratings.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Barclays, meanwhile, is bullish on Gucci’s prospects for a mega fragrance franchise with its new beauty licensee L’Oréal, which should get its hands on the brand by 2028 at the latest.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Only one formula — FanGraphs’ main projection — is bullish enough to predict a winning record.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Bottom line, most analysts maintained their long-term bullish stance on Robinhood, although JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley were exceptions in sticking by their neutral ratings.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Barclays, meanwhile, is bullish on Gucci’s prospects for a mega fragrance franchise with its new beauty licensee L’Oréal, which should get its hands on the brand by 2028 at the latest.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Only one formula — FanGraphs’ main projection — is bullish enough to predict a winning record.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bullish
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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