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
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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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As the current trading year nears its end, crude oil markets are heading to 2025 in a largely bearish mood on familiar concerns of oversupply, lackluster demand from China and a stronger dollar.
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
This bearish trend is likely to persist through the holiday season as market activity slows.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
During the dot-com boom, many bearish voices on Wall Street fell silent, and some left their jobs, as their firms sought to profit from the boom by promoting or investing in Internet and tech stocks.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
An absence of both is currently adding further bearish baggage which is proving hard for the world's oil markets to shed.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
This bearish trend is likely to persist through the holiday season as market activity slows.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
During the dot-com boom, many bearish voices on Wall Street fell silent, and some left their jobs, as their firms sought to profit from the boom by promoting or investing in Internet and tech stocks.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
An absence of both is currently adding further bearish baggage which is proving hard for the world's oil markets to shed.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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 7 Jan. 2025.
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