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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About 40% of the money the firm manages comes from individuals, leaving it more exposed to the shift in sentiment than competitors like Apollo Global Management and Ares Management.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The two optical networking stocks sank Monday as sentiment was being hit both by high bond yields and news that prominent AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner exited positions in Lumentum and Coherent in the first quarter.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Excessive optimism, driven by robust earnings growth, has whipped up investor sentiment to a three-month peak.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Continued geopolitical uncertainty and higher fuel costs could soon start to strain finances and hurt household and corporate sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
There are, I think, lots of things wrong with that sentiment.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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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