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
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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 bearish case against SoFi is that the shares are overvalued.
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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
A bit bearish thanks to an expectation that Ovechkin slows down in the second half, but still doable.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The trade With these factors in mind, this creates an attractive risk/reward opportunity to establish bearish exposure in TSLA heading into earnings.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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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
A bit bearish thanks to an expectation that Ovechkin slows down in the second half, but still doable.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The trade With these factors in mind, this creates an attractive risk/reward opportunity to establish bearish exposure in TSLA heading into earnings.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for bearish
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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