sentiment
Usage
What are other ways to say sentiment?
The noun sentiment refers to a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment. Feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so powerful that it takes over the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger.
Example Sentences
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Martin, a longtime friend of the multidisciplinary artist, echoed this sentiment in an email to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
That’s lopped several dollars from global oil prices, produced an easing in Treasury bond yields, and stoked risk appetite—tied in large part to the improving AI sentiment.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
It notes risk-off sentiment in the Philippine government bond market, as yields have risen and foreign capital has flowed out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“Given how strong the sentiment is, anything can tip the story just a little bit away from euphoria,” Conger said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
These bets were not entirely satisfying because they weren’t bets against the companies but market sentiment about the companies.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing sentiment
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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English Words Derived from French, List 1
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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