Synonyms for pushiness
Most common
cockiness forwardness bumptiousness pushingness vigor US bossiness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Cockiness — the quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive.
- n. 2
Being bold or determined.
Example sentences
- forwardness His personality is marked by forwardness.
- vigor The city came back to life with more vigor.
- bossiness I even missed Mom's bossiness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pushiness | rising | |
| cockiness | rising | |
| forwardness | steady | |
| bumptiousness | steady | |
| vigor | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- vigor2, moxie2
- 6 letters
- vigour
- 9 letters
- cockiness3, bossiness
- 11 letters
- forwardness, pushingness
- 13 letters
- bumptiousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vigor2 = 2 syllables).