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bearish

[bair-ish] / ˈbɛər ɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
bluff
Synonyms
STRONG
blunt blustering brief direct frank open rough short tart
WEAK
barefaced breviloquent brusque candid crusty curt downright forthright gruff hearty honest laconic no-nonsense outspoken plain-spoken rude short-spoken sincere snippety snippy straightforward tactless terse unceremonious
Antonyms
STRONG
courteous devious dishonest lengthy long polite
ADJECTIVE
boorish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barbaric churlish coarse impolite rude tasteless uncivilized vulgar
WEAK
bad-mannered cantankerous cloddish clodhopping clownish clumsy countrified gross gruff ill-bred ill-mannered inurbane loud loutish lowbred oafish ornery out of line out-of-order provincial rough rustic swinish ugly uncouth uncultured uneducated ungracious unpoised unpolished unrefined
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delicate gentle kind mannerly nice pleasant polished polite refined smooth sophisticated
WEAK
charming cultured
ADJECTIVE
brutal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inhuman inhumane rude savage
WEAK
animal beastly bestial brute brutish carnal coarse feral ferine swinish unfeeling
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kind nice
WEAK
generous gentle humane
ADJECTIVE
cantankerous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cranky dour grouchy grumpy irascible prickly quarrelsome testy
WEAK
bad-tempered bloody-minded captious choleric contrary critical cross crotchety crusty disagreeable huffy ill-humored ill-natured irritable morose obstinate ornery peevish perverse petulant snappish sour stubborn vinegarish vinegary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful easygoing happy pleasant
WEAK
easy good-natured nice
ADJECTIVE
chubby
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chunky flabby plump portly pudgy stout
WEAK
ample big butterball buxom fat fleshy full-figured hefty husky pleasingly plump plumpish podgy roly-poly rotund round tubby zaftig
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lean skinny slim thin
ADJECTIVE
cranky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cantankerous grouchy grumpy irascible irritable ornery ugly
WEAK
bad-humored choleric crabby cross crotchety cussed disagreeable got up on wrong side of bed hot-tempered ill-humored like a bear mean out of sorts perverse quick-tempered ratty snappish tetchy vinegary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful happy nice pleasant
WEAK
amiable
ADJECTIVE
crotchety
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cantankerous crusty grouchy grumpy ornery
WEAK
awkward bad-tempered contrary crabby cranky cross cross-grained curmudgeonly difficult disagreeable eccentric fractious irritable obstinate obstreperous odd peevish surly testy unusual vinegary waspish waspy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
happy nice pleasant
WEAK
cheerful
ADJECTIVE
difficult
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demanding grim intractable tough troublesome
WEAK
argumentative boorish dark fastidious finicky fractious fussy hard to please impolite irritable oafish obstreperous perverse picky refractory rigid rude tiresome trying unaccommodating unamenable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy facile nice
WEAK
calm free friendly manageable plain simple sociable straightforward uncomplicated
ADJECTIVE
gruff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blunt boisterous brusque crusty dour grumpy nasty offhand surly
WEAK
abrupt boorish churlish crabbed crabby crude curt discourteous fierce grouchy ill-natured impolite morose rough saturnine short snappy snippy sour sullen truculent uncivil ungracious unmannerly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful happy kind nice pleasant polite tactful
WEAK
even-tempered soft sweet
ADJECTIVE
ill-tempered
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cantankerous grumpy irascible testy
WEAK
annoyed bad-tempered choleric crabby cross crotchety grouchy moody nasty quick-tempered sharp snappy sour spiteful surly touchy vicious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
happy nice pleasant
ADJECTIVE
irascible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cantankerous cranky feisty grouchy passionate surly testy uptight
WEAK
angry bristly choleric crabbed cross fractious hasty hot-tempered huffy ireful irritable ogre peevish petulant querulous quick-tempered short-tempered snappish thin-skinned touchy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cool happy pleasant
WEAK
cheerful
ADJECTIVE
irritable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoyed contentious exasperated fractious petulant prickly resentful surly testy
WEAK
brooding cantankerous carping choleric complaining crabbed cross crotchety disputatious dissatisfied dyspeptic easily offended fiery fretful fretting gloomy grouchy grumbling hasty hot huffy hypercritical ill-humored irascible moody morose out of humor oversensitive peevish plaintive querulous quick-tempered sensitive snappy snarling tense touchy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
happy pleasant
WEAK
cheerful nice
ADJECTIVE
loutish
Synonyms
WEAK
bad-mannered barbaric bungling cantankerous churlish cloddish clodhopping clownish clumsy coarse dense doltish gross gruff ill-bred ill-mannered impolite loud oafish ornery rough rude rustic swinish uncivilized uncouth uncultured uneducated unmannerly unpolished unrefined vulgar
ADJECTIVE
querulous
Synonyms
WEAK
bemoaning cantankerous captious carping censorious complaining critical cross crying deploring discontented dissatisfied edgy fault-finding fretful grousing grumbling grumbly huffy irritable lamenting out of sorts peevish petulant plaintive scrappy snappy sour testy thin-skinned touchy uptight wailing waspish waspy whimpering whining whiny
Antonyms
WEAK
cheerful easygoing happy
ADJECTIVE
rough
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coarse cruel hard harsh nasty raw tough unpleasant unpolished violent
STRONG
bluff blunt brief crude extreme gross mean rowdy sharp short
WEAK
boisterous boorish brusque churlish crass crusty curt discourteous drastic hairy ill-mannered improper inconsiderate indecorous indelicate inelegant loud loutish severe unceremonious uncivil uncouth uncultivated uncultured unfeeling ungracious unjust unmannerly unrefined untutored vulgar
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable clean delicate easy facile gentle good great kind merciful mild moral nice peaceful pleasant pleasing polite refined smooth soft sophisticated sympathetic wonderful
STRONG
calm lengthy long moderate
WEAK
accurate complete courteous definite even level polished precise regular temperate

Example Sentences

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The potential pivot would be just below the very round $400 number where a bearish shooting star was recorded Feb. 12.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

A Seaport analyst has turned bearish on multiple home-builder stocks, saying the outlook for job growth could be worse for the housing market over the long term than the recent jump in oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But based on Woronka’s price target, he appears to be pretty bearish.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He put about 10% of his portfolio in credit-default swaps that would gain value if bond investors turned bearish on the automaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“Fine. We can split up,” the bearish boy said, wringing the stick in his huge hands.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman