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
Synonyms
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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What concerns me about the markets in early February 2025 is that the bearish momentum divergence for GOOGL is not an isolated occurrence.
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CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Compared with the Rest of the World A significant drop in foreign direct investment into China in recent years is compounding an already bearish outlook.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The bearish case against SoFi is that the shares are overvalued.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Although sentiment pre-earnings was not as bearish as that in OZK, sell-side analysts were lukewarm here.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
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CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Compared with the Rest of the World A significant drop in foreign direct investment into China in recent years is compounding an already bearish outlook.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The bearish case against SoFi is that the shares are overvalued.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Although sentiment pre-earnings was not as bearish as that in OZK, sell-side analysts were lukewarm here.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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