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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
The Logistics Managers’ Index for April was at the root of many bearish stories.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
Yet Souki was decidedly bearish about the prospect of building more LNG terminals, the business that made his fortune.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Sanofi’s resistance to embracing agentic AI services sold by SaaS companies comes amid Wall Street’s bearish view on the software-as-a-service sector.
—John Kell, Fortune, 27 May 2026
This could all change as soon as next month, when the two-time U.S. Open winner heads to Shinnecock Hills for a bearish test.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
Yet Souki was decidedly bearish about the prospect of building more LNG terminals, the business that made his fortune.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Sanofi’s resistance to embracing agentic AI services sold by SaaS companies comes amid Wall Street’s bearish view on the software-as-a-service sector.
—John Kell, Fortune, 27 May 2026
This could all change as soon as next month, when the two-time U.S. Open winner heads to Shinnecock Hills for a bearish test.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearish
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Written and directed by Barker, Obsession centers on a music store employee named Bear (Michael Johnston), a hopeless romantic who has fallen for a co-worker named Nikki (Inde Navarette).—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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Felicity Thoughtful, impulsive, hopeless romantic whose hair choices overshadowed everything.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
9 June 2026
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But Maguire, now 43, became sad and irritable, and didn’t want to be around his newborn.—
Keith Wagstaff,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Additionally, Owens' youngest child, Titus, who was just a toddler when his mother died, was confused, irritable and inconsolable in the weeks after her death, Dias shared.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Often labeled as a cynical generation, their economic circumstances reframe their contract as a rational response to watching their parents’ generation get laid off after decades of faithful service.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Moreover, if Griffin stepped into public life now, the cynical wags in finance would declare the reason obvious—his hedge fund’s returns have been sagging.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The church has received backlash and angry phone calls since the display went up, Shipley said.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Dec. 2025
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Butler became angry, came up behind her, put his arm around her neck, and strangled to unconsciousness.—
Deborah Kim,
ABC News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Others remain more pessimistic about the jobs outlook and see more room for the Fed to cut rates even further in 2026.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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Consumers are grappling with higher prices and a slowdown in the labor market that has left many pessimistic about their own financial outlook and the economy at large.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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Let’s start with the most bilious attacks.—
Simone Marchetti,
Vanity Fair,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sun shrinking and getting hotter; everything bilious, oxygenless, not great for living.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Courage California’s Kao said the negative ads may have reflected poorly on Steyer, whose favorability ratings were nearly 10 percentage points lower than Becerra’s in a final UC Berkeley poll in late May.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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The mother-in-law tends to be very negative, and is known to say unkind things about whoever isn’t present.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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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
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The rabbi is ornery, arrogant, sometimes cruel.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearish. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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