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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The world’s leading cryptocurrency has since dropped below its 200-week moving average, signaling a bear market for bitcoin, as more investors appear to hold bearish positions.
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Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Diamond reversal – the bearish pattern that triggered Tuesday and is now in motion.
—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
For investors, Dalio’s message is structurally bearish on U.S. primacy.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
When the contracts continued to climb instead, those bearish bets quickly turned sour.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Diamond reversal – the bearish pattern that triggered Tuesday and is now in motion.
—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
For investors, Dalio’s message is structurally bearish on U.S. primacy.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
When the contracts continued to climb instead, those bearish bets quickly turned sour.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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 3 Jul. 2026.
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