BEARISH Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

bearish

adjective

ˈber-ish

Definition of bearish

as in hopeless

emphasizing or expecting the worst some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office

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as in irritable

having or showing a habitually bad temper a bearish recluse who ordered everyone to stay off his property

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Recent Examples of bearish About 185 million SpaceX shares are now sold short, representing roughly 29% of the company’s publicly tradable float and about $25 billion in bearish wagers, according to S3 Partners. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 July 2026 But many expect it will be stripped out or knocked down for procedural reasons in the Senate – where Republicans are already bearish on the prospects of such a bill passing at all before November. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 July 2026 The bank’s equity sales team recommends investors buy puts on the Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 ETF and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF to express their bearish views on the tech sector. — Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 7 July 2026 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. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bearish

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearish

Adjective

Johnston made his breakout performance as the toxically hopeless romantic Bear in Curry Barker’s Obsession, which has become Focus Features’ highest grossing title ever, surpassing $300M globally last month.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 July 2026
As the years speed forward, a new round of violence will force these characters into a final confrontation with the challenge of building a hopeless future together.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Definition of hopeless

Adjective

Perelman said people who have weakened immune systems and those with irritable bowel disease may want to talk to their doctors before incorporating the foods into their diet.

— Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of irritable

Adjective

To complete the drama, England finished with 13, Argentina with 15 when Henry Pollock was sent to the sin-bin over team infringements and Emmanuel Iyogun, on debut, for cynical offending.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Booked even earlier than Romero for a cynical foul, he was substituted partly out of fear of a second yellow in the 72nd minute.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of cynical

Adjective

The state Department of Transportation is scheduled to install temporary three-way stop signs at the intersections during a road project that’s already created mind-numbing traffic snarls and angry and confused drivers.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
That same source insisted to People that Jolie is no longer angry at her 62-year-old ex-husband.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

This article will explore why small differences in growth rates matter a lot, the pessimistic and optimistic views, and the trade-off between growth and stability.

— Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Our panelists tend to be pessimistic about these types of pitchers.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of pessimistic

Adjective

Look the steady coarsening of American civic and political culture and the ways in which the once-outrageous—the bilious, hateful rhetoric and the creeping authoritarianism—have become almost ordinary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Minaj’s bilious flurry is possibly related to claims that she is owed between $100 to 200 million related to her stake in Tidal, the music streaming service launched and spearheaded by Jay-Z in 2015 and was sold to Jack Dorsey’s company Square for $297 million in 2021.

— Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025

Definition of bilious

Adjective

When a customer came to Speier in July 2023 with concerns about a negative review and the delay in his $300,000 order, Speier assured the customer everything was fine.

— Julia Coin July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Under cross-examination, Wallace said investigators did not swab or collect two chainsaws found in Burke’s garage because both tested negative for possible traces of blood.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

Definition of negative

Adjective

In the show, Kyle Chandler plays Hal Jordan, an ornery Green Lantern who is begrudgingly training his upstart protégé (Aaron Pierre).

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 July 2026
Leach also would publicly call out his players and could get ornery when questioned about his team’s shortcomings.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 2 June 2026