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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For example, a trader could spend $4 on a November 220 put, less than 2% of the current stock price, to make a bearish bet.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Some may recall the stock market’s performance in September 2024 when many were too bearish early in the month and paid the price as the S&P 500 was up 2%.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Republicans were increasingly bearish on Ernst running again in recent months, though the White House attempted to persuade her to seek reelection given her strong track record in general elections.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Shares of Palantir Technologies, the data-analytics firm widely viewed as an AI bellwether, plunged more than 9%, its worst tumble since March, after prominent short-seller Andrew Left of Citron Research renewed his bearish stance.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Some may recall the stock market’s performance in September 2024 when many were too bearish early in the month and paid the price as the S&P 500 was up 2%.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Republicans were increasingly bearish on Ernst running again in recent months, though the White House attempted to persuade her to seek reelection given her strong track record in general elections.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Shares of Palantir Technologies, the data-analytics firm widely viewed as an AI bellwether, plunged more than 9%, its worst tumble since March, after prominent short-seller Andrew Left of Citron Research renewed his bearish stance.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 20 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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