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
Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
This can primarily be attributed to a downbeat quarterly performance as well as a bleak outlook.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
And the phrases in the singalong chorus generally start on the second beat of a measure, leading to the downbeat of the next bar; thus, they’re built from musical pickups.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Even so, Fletcher refused to be downbeat about the slump in British fortunes.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
This can primarily be attributed to a downbeat quarterly performance as well as a bleak outlook.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
The outperformance comes as a surprise to many, especially given former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi’s downbeat assessment of European competitiveness just six months ago.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
And the phrases in the singalong chorus generally start on the second beat of a measure, leading to the downbeat of the next bar; thus, they’re built from musical pickups.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downbeat
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Feeling hopeless in her quest to stop Crawford and help Delia get her life back, Elsbeth confronts the boastful judge, who is riding high on his rising star and his triumph over her.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Chelsea Smith thought that celebrities, feeling empty and hopeless even with all their success, could benefit from the Gospel.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite record-high unemployment and foreclosures, divorce rates dipped during the downturn — only to climb once stability returned.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Chavez also pointed out that the current market downturn amid the selling is an outlier.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Lee’s cynical cardsharp of a brother, Julius (Jacob Elordi), was meant to be part of that dream move, but the call of gambling takes Julius to Las Vegas instead.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Now, posters are more cynical and there’s a fatalist bent to the conversations that wasn’t there before.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025
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Third, the slowdown in China, once luxury’s golden engine.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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As reported, Mulberry has been hit by a progressive slowdown in fashion and luxury spending over the past 18 months similar to its peers.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This marks the most pessimistic attitude on jobs that Gallup has recorded since January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Both predictions are more pessimistic than the fund’s January projections, which came before Trump’s flurry of tariff announcements took America’s average import tax to its highest level in a century.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The downswings are still violent, but the outperformance is massive.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The van ride is almost alarmingly pleasant since Eddie’s either gotten his feet under him or is on the downswing of a manic episode.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The observations from Drewry’s and Moody’s, as well as the scenario floated by McCown, follow a bleak outlook for the middle of May out of the biggest port in the U.S.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Apr. 2025
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Complicating matters further is a bleak hydrological outlook.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The report's findings point to stagnation in earnings potential for graduates in traditionally high-enrollment fields such as communications and social sciences, raising questions for students weighing the return on their educational investment.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Over-investing in experimental AI without clear ROI drains resources, while underinvestment leads to stagnation.—
Nishant Satya Lakshmikanth,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Downbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downbeat. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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