Pushy and Slavish

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Pushy adjective - Having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal.

Usage example: he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects

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Slavish is an antonym for pushy.

Nearby Words: push, pushed, pushing

Slavish adjective - Using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model.

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Pushy is an antonym for slavish.

Nearby Words: slave, slavery, slavishly, Slav, Slavism

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