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
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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Price momentum, as measured by the RSI, is starting to demonstrate more bearish behavior, with the most recent rally propelling the RSI above the crucial 60 level.
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David Keller, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Check out the bearish trends from Atlanta’s GDPNow forecast:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is standing watch as DOGE shifts resources and money away from the public sector.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The ongoing discussions around Ethereum's staking centralization, scalability trade-offs, and governance challenges have intensified, fueling bearish sentiment and doubts about its future.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This bearish divergence suggested limited upside potential for the major equity averages due to a notable lack of breadth support.
—David Keller, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
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David Keller, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Check out the bearish trends from Atlanta’s GDPNow forecast:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is standing watch as DOGE shifts resources and money away from the public sector.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The ongoing discussions around Ethereum's staking centralization, scalability trade-offs, and governance challenges have intensified, fueling bearish sentiment and doubts about its future.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This bearish divergence suggested limited upside potential for the major equity averages due to a notable lack of breadth support.
—David Keller, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bearish
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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