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
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
Even a second-act nighttime scene in a Parisian downpour is far from downbeat.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2025
One of the observations in a generally downbeat document was that much of the research generated by Europe’s researchers remained unexploited.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Adjective
Doors at the Longhorn Ballroom open at 6:30 p.m. on May 29 for the birthday benefit, with downbeat at 7:30.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
Even a second-act nighttime scene in a Parisian downpour is far from downbeat.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Noun
Others on Wall Street are less downbeat but still see tariffs weighing on the economy.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2025
One of the observations in a generally downbeat document was that much of the research generated by Europe’s researchers remained unexploited.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downbeat
Adjective
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Measures included depression using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D), blood tests for 76 inflammatory biomarkers, and symptoms broken down into cognitive-affective (e.g., feeling hopeless), somatic (e.g., poor sleep, fatigue), and anhedonia (loss of pleasure) clusters.—
Paul McClure
August 09,
New Atlas,
9 Aug. 2025
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Amid the callous acts and hopeless rage of these kids—who are resourceful enough to orchestrate a high-speed heist but too disaffected for much else—a supernatural eeriness surfaces through word of mysterious lights in the sky and missing citizens.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That downturn means lower revenue from distribution and advertising.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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The quarterly rebalanced mix of large-, mid-, and small-cap RV Portfolio stocks offered a responsive strategy to capitalize on favorable market conditions while minimizing losses during market downturns, as detailed in RV Portfolio performance metrics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Home games were a communally happy experience instead of one in which 40,000 people were conditioned to expect the most cynical outcome possible.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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That was a shameful, cynical act of political cowardice and corruption.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Top-line revenue growth also accelerated slightly quarter-over-quarter, even though analysts were expecting a slowdown there.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Higher speeds allow more devices to connect at once without slowdowns.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Our Keith Law was one of the more pessimistic graders on De Vries in the most recent batch of prospect rankings — and Keith put him at No. 13 in the sport.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Meanwhile, broader public sentiment about the country's direction has also become more pessimistic.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Every phase of the swing—backswing, downswing, and follow-through—imposes distinct biomechanical loads on the spine.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Even at 37 years old, on the downswing of his career — and even coming back from chronic inflammatory response syndrome and symptoms of long COVID — this is a job Toews might succeed in.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Directed by Paul Schrader with a script by Bret Easton Ellis, this spiritually bleak L.A. drama features Lohan’s most daring performance, and probably the only one that manages to break completely with her childhood and adolescent roles.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The situation is bleak enough that, even if aid increases rapidly in the coming weeks, deaths from starvation are almost certain to rise.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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Stability has served Liverpool well, but the risk of stagnation always loomed in the background, testing even Klopp’s famed energy and powers of motivation.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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And that resell value has renewed heated interest into a brand that for a while, was meeting a tad of (anecdotal) stagnation in the market.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Downbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downbeat. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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