1
: resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness
a bearish man
2
a
: marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market)
bearish investors
b
bearishly
adverb
bearishness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of bearish in a Sentence
The market has been bearish lately.
some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office
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In a series of public remarks made at JPMorgan Chase’s investor day, Dimon painted a bearish picture of the global economy and hinted his retirement is nearer than many had anticipated.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 May 2024
While public projection systems are a bit bearish with win totals between 84 and 90, no one else is.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 May 2024
While public projection systems are a bit bearish with win totals between 84 and 90, no one else is.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bearish
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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