The opposite of he-bear would be 'she-bear' - but neither is necessarily correct. I think it should be male bear and sow.
Bears are animals that actually have no opposites.
A polar bear cannot kill a koala because they live on opposite sides of the world, in opposite climates.
Production of pheromones.
The id code is opposite the key code in the bottom left or right corner
Ursine means bear-like.So what is the opposite of a bear?...Um... a ball-point pen? Or maybe a thunderstorm?Not really! Perhaps we could say 'NOT ursine'! But that doesn't help much, because something that is not something is not necessarily the opposite of it.Someone might be tall, but is someone who is 'not tall' necessarily short? Of course not!But 'short', ah...that would be a logical opposite of 'tall'.So then, what is the opposite of bear-like? Probabaly we just have to admit that some things just don't have opposites!
The opposite of he-bear would be 'she-bear' - but neither is necessarily correct. I think it should be male bear and sow.
The opposite gender of bull (male animal) is usually cow(female animal). For sharks, the term cow is not generally used for females.Cowcow
Sow IS female/feminine. The male pig/swine is a boar.
A bear market. A easy way to remember is thinking about an attacking bear using his claws. The claws would drag downwards. A bull market is the opposite as the bull will throw his head and horns upwards.
The "bull market" is generally defined as a market that is going up. It's opposite, a "bear market", is defined as a market that is going in the opposite direction, i.e. down.
The word Antarctica means "opposite of the Arctic." It is derived from the Greek words "anti" (opposite) and "arktos" (bear), referring to the Arctic region. Antarctica is located in the Southern Hemisphere, making it the opposite of the Arctic region in the Northern Hemisphere.
The term "bear market" is used when the overall stock market is on a decline. It generally shows that traders are discouraged by current investing. The opposite term for a growing, optimistic market is "bull market".
Bear in mind that not all words have an exact opposite. You might say that the opposite of making an enquiry is to remain silent and make no enquiry. Or you might say that the opposite of making an enquiry is replying to an enquiry. Neither of these is exactly an opposite but they are at least something like an opposite.