as in hopeless
emphasizing or expecting the worst
a downbeat prediction for the company's sales performance in the upcoming year
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Recent Examples of downbeat
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
The downbeat, tender record arrives alongside a live performance video filmed at Young Space in London.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
Long periods go by where Fishman doesn’t hit the downbeat.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 12 July 2024
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Adjective
Rather than feel boxed in by these parameters, Kelly and Donen felt emboldened to tell a more grounded, downbeat narrative that reflected the realities of post-war life for many veterans and their compatriots.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
The downbeat, tender record arrives alongside a live performance video filmed at Young Space in London.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
The trio’s sixth record is charmingly irritable in both of its moods: hopped up on fluffy coffee while cracking baseball jokes, or dragging out downbeats and lamenting power structures to goad listeners with mounting anticipation.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
Long periods go by where Fishman doesn’t hit the downbeat.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downbeat
Adjective
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Is there a way out of our divided country’s seemingly hopeless predicament?—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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People who find themselves in financial trouble sometimes consider taking drastic measures when their situation appears hopeless.—
Paulette Perhach,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Banks, for example, are required to perform stress tests to simulate economic downturns.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The bond market — where traders price the risk of both inflation and an economic downturn — has, for its part, shimmied off moments of worry brought on by Mr. Trump’s boomeranging style of negotiation over tariffs.—
Talmon Joseph Smith,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It’s packed with tough love, cathartic activities, and positive affirmations that won’t leave cynical folks rolling their eyes.—
Kristin Canning,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
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It’s been cool and cynical, surreal and silly, bold enough to make adolescents of all ages feel daring for staying up past 11:30 (or catching up on YouTube the next morning) and safe enough to keep advertisers and network executives happy.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Adrian’s aggressive expansion, built on a mountain of debt, unraveled amid interest rate hikes and China’s economic slowdown.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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After a brief pandemic slowdown, river lines are back in growth mode.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Germans are more pessimistic about their living standards now than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008.—
Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Jones: Welcome back to pessimistic predictions with Andy Jones!—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The band was still on a commercial downswing though, and Presto suffers from slick, unflattering production and some uncharacteristically bland lyrics.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
12 Feb. 2025
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The next upswing is inevitably followed by a downswing, and the cycle seemingly never ends.—
Jovan Buha,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The picture looks bleak in the U.S. and in France the company is entering receivership.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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The tiny graves at one end of the orphanage compound are a bleak reminder of what a future without USAID might look like for the children.—
Nicholas Komu,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The remedy to that stagnation might have arrived, as people who grew up with those games are now the ones making them.—
Echo Apsey,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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Companies that fail to foster inclusion risk stagnation and falling behind competitors.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Downbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downbeat. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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