as in optimism
an inclination to believe in the most favorable outcome
the customary bullishness of the company's executives is more credible in light of the most recent earnings report
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Recent Examples of bullishness
Whether or not that bullishness pays off against Argentina is more or less academic.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
This positive decision helped reinforce Wall Street’s bullishness on shares of Alphabet.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The current bullishness on Wall Street is a stark contrast to what economists are seeing in the macro data.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
This positive decision helped reinforce Wall Street’s bullishness on shares of Alphabet.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The current bullishness on Wall Street is a stark contrast to what economists are seeing in the macro data.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullishness
optimism
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While there are many generational, political, and economic factors separating 1965 from today, the more promising read on space captured a level of optimism that isn’t as prominent in the AI age.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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But optimism has a shadow side.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Bullishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullishness. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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