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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Before the end of July, a deeper pullback is likely as the bearish sentiment is still quite high.
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Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, Bank of America strategists also remain bearish on European equities.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 29 June 2025
Wall Street prognosticators have been bearish on stocks in 2025 because of one overarching theme: uncertainty.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2025
This rebound in sentiment is also reflected in the options market, where—for the first time since April—traders have backed off from bearish dollar positions.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
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Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, Bank of America strategists also remain bearish on European equities.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 29 June 2025
Wall Street prognosticators have been bearish on stocks in 2025 because of one overarching theme: uncertainty.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2025
This rebound in sentiment is also reflected in the options market, where—for the first time since April—traders have backed off from bearish dollar positions.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 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 8 Jul. 2025.
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