Antonyms for bellwether
ˈbɛlˌwɛð ərbell·wether

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1. bellwethernoun

   Synonyms:
   sign, indicator, gauge

2. bellwethernoun

   The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.

   Synonyms:
   sign, indicator, gauge

3. bellwethernoun

   Anything that indicates future trends.

   Synonyms:
   sign, gauge, indicator

4. bellwethernoun

   A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.

   Synonyms:
   gauge, indicator, sign

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1. • Leader
   • Wether

Princeton's WordNet

1. bellwethernoun

   someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

2. bellwethernoun

   sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

How to use bellwether in a sentence?

1. Kate Brown:

   This is truly the bellwether for climate change on the West Coast, and this is a wake-up call for all of us that we have got to do everything in our power to tackle climate change.

2. President Trump:

   No, I dont see it as a bellwether.

3. Walter Foster:

   The allegations brought by the California state department [ are ] seminal, and probably bellwether type litigation for this industry, it's being brought by a state agency, so they have the resources of the state. They don't invest in those litigations until they know they have a good case. ... You take a case to make an example.

4. Stanton Glantz:

   In October, Canada became the first major economic country to legalize recreational marijuana, which will undoubtedly be a bellwether for the U.S. as it continues to debate policy issues surrounding pot. And although cigarette smoking might be on the decline, Dr. King notes the tobacco industry has heavily diversified its portfolio of products and still remains one of the most profitable industries globally. So while it might be awhile beforeconvenient stores are sellingpacks of joints, similar to a pack of cigarettes its cleartobacco is positioningitself for an impendingshift towards cannabis. Kids started with tobacco and then graduated to marijuana, now its the other way around. Kids start with marijuana and they graduate to tobacco.

5. Pascal Menges:

   Within oilfield services it's best to hold the bellwether stocks as they will be taking market share, they're able to buy attractive assets at a discounted price and come out of the cycle in a much stronger position.

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