bearish
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Synonyms & Antonyms for bearish
Synonyms
defeatist, despairing, downbeat, hopeless, pessimistic
Antonyms
hopeful, optimistic, Panglossian, Pollyanna, Pollyannaish (also Pollyannish), rose-colored, rosy, upbeat
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Despite all the bearish news, analysts still don't expect the US to enter a recession this year given the economy's continuing strength. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, "It was a wild week on Wall Street," 17 Aug. 2019 If bogeys abound and the birdies are in hiding on Thursday morning, the model’s predictions for all players’ scores will turn bearish in a hurry. — D.r., The Economist, "Pebble Beach should give shorter hitters a chance at the U.S. Open," 13 June 2019 Some analysts have turned bearish on Tesla after Musk promised profitable quarters going forward in Q4 2018 but then missed profitability badly in Q1 2019. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "At Tesla shareholder meeting, Musk assures “there is not a demand problem”," 12 June 2019 And some of the company’s staunchest backers have turned bearish. — New York Times, "Tesla, Facing Setbacks and Skeptics, Tries to Get Back on Course," 10 June 2019 The nation's commercial stockpiles of crude oil spiked by 6.8 million barrels last week and overall petroleum inventories skyrocketed by more than 22 million barrels as oil markets turn increasingly bearish. — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, "Crude inventories spike again as oil slumps toward $50," 5 June 2019 Bridgewater had flipped its portfolio in January to turn bearish on Western Europe stocks and also started shorting Japanese equities, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. — Bloomberg.com, "Ray Dalio Bets Big Against Europe," 15 Feb. 2018 The bearish sentiment in Asia followed a softer lead from Wall Street, which has led a global equities rally over the past year thanks to strong world growth fueling higher corporate earnings and stock valuations. — Reuters, Fortune, "Stocks Are Dropping for a Second Day After Rising for So Long. What You Need to Know," 30 Jan. 2018 After news of the escalating U.S.-China trade war hit oil prices late last week and early this week, more bearish news sent oil prices down by another $2 per barrel on Wednesday morning. — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, "Oil plunges below $52 on inventories hike, global demand woes," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bearish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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