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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This rebound in sentiment is also reflected in the options market, where—for the first time since April—traders have backed off from bearish dollar positions.
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Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Record-Low Absorption Rates Absorption rates in Florida's six bearish markets—calculated as monthly sales divided by available inventory and indicating the percentage of inventory purchased monthly—are at local lows, according to Parcl Labs, and well below the three-year average.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Despite the bearish forecast, there was a glimmer of hope for bullish observers, as the Fed maintained its projection of two 25 basis-point rate cuts this year.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Short sellers made a killing Thursday as Tesla (TSLA) shares plunged 14%, their steepest single-day drop in over a year, with traders raking in some $4 billion on the bearish bets, per Ortex data.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 6 June 2025
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Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Record-Low Absorption Rates Absorption rates in Florida's six bearish markets—calculated as monthly sales divided by available inventory and indicating the percentage of inventory purchased monthly—are at local lows, according to Parcl Labs, and well below the three-year average.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Despite the bearish forecast, there was a glimmer of hope for bullish observers, as the Fed maintained its projection of two 25 basis-point rate cuts this year.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Short sellers made a killing Thursday as Tesla (TSLA) shares plunged 14%, their steepest single-day drop in over a year, with traders raking in some $4 billion on the bearish bets, per Ortex data.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 6 June 2025
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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