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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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
He said that sentiment for cybersecurity stocks six weeks ago was “extremely tough,” adding that there was “a lot of negativity around AI” and how it might impact the software sector.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Former Livingston boss Marvin Bartley said the teenager "definitely" should go because "Scotland need him" - a sentiment echoed by fellow Sportscene pundit Scott Allan.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
"Rising prices, supply chain problems, and uncertainty are weighing on sentiment in both businesses and private households," it said in a monthly report.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
In January 1919, with public sentiment now stronger than ever in support of women’s right to the ballot, the NWP stepped up the pressure by introducing a new tactic it named “Watchfires of Freedom.”
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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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