as in bull market
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of bear market
The benchmark is about 16 percent below its closing high in mid-February, as rounds of selling have pulled the index closer to a bear market, a Wall Street term for when a stock index falls 20 percent from its last peak.
—
Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Here is a guide to some of the most common words:
Bear market
A bear market is a term used by Wall Street when an index such as the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The Nasdaq, which entered a bear market on April 4, is down 11% since Trump’s inauguration.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Nine of the past 14 bear markets since World War II have been followed by recessions within an average of six months, according to analyses by CFRA Research, an investment research firm, and Moody’s Analytics, an economic research company.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear market
Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Here is a guide to some of the most common words:
Bear market
A bear market is a term used by Wall Street when an index such as the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The Nasdaq, which entered a bear market on April 4, is down 11% since Trump’s inauguration.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Nine of the past 14 bear markets since World War II have been followed by recessions within an average of six months, according to analyses by CFRA Research, an investment research firm, and Moody’s Analytics, an economic research company.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear market
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear market
bull market
Noun
-
The company has been hounded by bad news, falling since 2019 and giving back 78.6% of its ten-year 2009-2019 bull market.—
Bill Sarubbi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
-
The development sent stock prices rocketing, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing Monday up more than 1,100 points, an increase of about 2.8%; the S&P 500 up 3.3%; and the Nasdaq up 4.4% and now in a bull market.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
13 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share