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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This view is increasingly shared by less uber-bearish voices on Wall Street, such as Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s Lisa Shalett.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Some are betting against it Prediction platforms Polymarket and Kalshi remain bearish on tariff dividend checks.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Morgan Stanley is adopting a bearish stance on Dell .
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Four days later, Burry’s fund disclosed its bearish positions in Nvidia and Palantir.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Some are betting against it Prediction platforms Polymarket and Kalshi remain bearish on tariff dividend checks.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Morgan Stanley is adopting a bearish stance on Dell .
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Four days later, Burry’s fund disclosed its bearish positions in Nvidia and Palantir.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 2025.
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