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bearish

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of bearish

1 emphasizing or expecting the worst
  • Some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office.
Synonyms of bearish

defeatist, despairing, downbeat, hopeless, pessimistic
Words Related to bearish

cynical, fatalistic, nihilist, nihilistic

desperate, discouraging, disheartening, inauspicious, unlikely, unpromising

bleak, cheerless, comfortless, depressing, desolate, dismal, dreary, funereal, gloomy, morose, saturnine, sepulchral, somber (or sombre), sullen

grim

contrary, hostile, negative
Near Antonyms of bearish

auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, golden, heartening, likely, promising, propitious

cheering, comforting, reassuring

favorable, good, positive

idealist, romantic, utopian, visionary

cheerful, cheery, chipper, sunny
Antonyms of bearish

hopeful, optimistic, rose-colored, rosy, upbeat
2 having or showing a habitually bad temper
  • a bearish recluse who ordered everyone to stay off his property
Synonyms of bearish

acid, cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, ornery, splenetic, surly
Words Related to bearish

choleric, crabby, cranky, crotchety, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, querulous

irascible, irritable, peevish, peppery, petulant, quick-tempered, short-tempered, snappish, snippy, testy, touchy

argumentative, contentious, contrary, cussed

angry, exasperated, indignant, irate, mad, upset, uptight
Near Antonyms of bearish

agreeable, amicable, congenial, friendly, pleasant

benign, gentle, kind, nice, sweet

bubbly, cheerful, cheery, effervescent, exuberant, high-spirited, joyful, lighthearted, lively, vivacious

content, glad, happy

calm, placid, serene

long-suffering, patient, tolerant
Antonyms of bearish

amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered

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