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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The trade With these factors in mind, this creates an attractive risk/reward opportunity to establish bearish exposure in TSLA heading into earnings.
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Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Yet bond traders in recent weeks also cited the prospect of inflationary trade policies under President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office next week, as a reason to be bearish.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
Bitcoin prices declined on Monday, January 13, dropping to less than $90,000 and reaching their lowest level in several weeks as multiple factors contributed to bearish activity.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Morgan Stanley is also bearish on Chinese shares given deflationary pressures and rising geopolitical tensions.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 9 Jan. 2025
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Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Yet bond traders in recent weeks also cited the prospect of inflationary trade policies under President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office next week, as a reason to be bearish.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
Bitcoin prices declined on Monday, January 13, dropping to less than $90,000 and reaching their lowest level in several weeks as multiple factors contributed to bearish activity.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Morgan Stanley is also bearish on Chinese shares given deflationary pressures and rising geopolitical tensions.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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