bearish

adjective

bear·​ish ˈber-ish How to pronounce bearish (audio)
Synonyms of bearishnext
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
: pessimistic
bearishly adverb
bearishness noun

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The market has been bearish lately. some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office
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Even if buyers step in, BTIG's broader assessment remains bearish. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Also last year, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s admission that an AI bubble exists and Michael Burry’s bearish bets represented more red flags. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 Bumper earnings from bellwether tech giants Anthropic and TSMC did little to assuage a market that has turned bearish on the AI trade, sending stocks plummeting. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Dealers Sound a Bullish Note Dealers surveyed by ARTnews sounded more bullish than bearish. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bearish

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bearish was in 1607

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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearish. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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