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
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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Lee compared it to a soaring line on a stock market chart that suddenly takes a bearish plunge.
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CBS News, 2 May 2025
However, consider that two things can be true at once, where sentiment becomes overly bearish early in the decline before markets eventually bottom on bearish sentiment.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Trade Timing The timing for adding bullish exposure to ZM is ideal, as the stock has recently broken above a bearish trendline signaling a potential reversal.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Those questions lead this rogue’s gallery of characters — whose frequent disagreements supply much of film’s clever humor — to join up with an audience favorite, the bearish Red Guardian (David Harbour, chewing up the part like a pro).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 2 May 2025
However, consider that two things can be true at once, where sentiment becomes overly bearish early in the decline before markets eventually bottom on bearish sentiment.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Trade Timing The timing for adding bullish exposure to ZM is ideal, as the stock has recently broken above a bearish trendline signaling a potential reversal.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Those questions lead this rogue’s gallery of characters — whose frequent disagreements supply much of film’s clever humor — to join up with an audience favorite, the bearish Red Guardian (David Harbour, chewing up the part like a pro).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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 6 May. 2025.
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