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
Synonyms
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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Tuesday’s announcement of second-quarter vehicle deliveries for example was a stark contrast to the first quarter figures that badly missed even the most bearish of forecasts.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024
Sergey, who is approaching 70, is a bearish man with long grizzled hair and a bushy beard.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
The company has about a quarter of its publicly available shares in short position and the bearish investors were set to lose $437 million on paper on Monday, analytics firm Ortex said.
—Medha Singh and Pranav Kashyap, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
In Wall Street terminology, these investors are bearish on a stock’s prospects.
—Emily Stewart, Vox, 13 May 2024
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024
Sergey, who is approaching 70, is a bearish man with long grizzled hair and a bushy beard.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
The company has about a quarter of its publicly available shares in short position and the bearish investors were set to lose $437 million on paper on Monday, analytics firm Ortex said.
—Medha Singh and Pranav Kashyap, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
In Wall Street terminology, these investors are bearish on a stock’s prospects.
—Emily Stewart, Vox, 13 May 2024
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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