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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But the magnitude of the sales could also suggest a bearish attitude toward the market and stock valuations.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
Should the bank stock bounce back, there could be an unwinding of these bearish bets.
—Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
That contrasts with more bearish voices on Wall Street like Citi Research chief U.S. economist Andrew Hollenhorst, who warned that the recent payroll data are signaling a recession is on the way.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
The bearish momentum paused following the release of the Institute for Supply Management survey, which reported a stronger-than-anticipated expansion in the U.S. service sector for July.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2024
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Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
Should the bank stock bounce back, there could be an unwinding of these bearish bets.
—Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
That contrasts with more bearish voices on Wall Street like Citi Research chief U.S. economist Andrew Hollenhorst, who warned that the recent payroll data are signaling a recession is on the way.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
The bearish momentum paused following the release of the Institute for Supply Management survey, which reported a stronger-than-anticipated expansion in the U.S. service sector for July.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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