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.
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Some of the week’s economic gauges also painted a concerning picture of the market, including home-builder sentiment, which remains depressed and below the break-even level of 50 since April 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Hartnett always likes to highlight contrarian trades in his survey, not necessarily as recommendations so much, but simply to point out where sentiment and positioning might be weakest and therefore susceptible to reversal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Klitschko wrote that news of the actor’s death “saddens me deeply” and echoed a recurring sentiment expressed in a majority of tributes to Panettiere: “She left this world far too soon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Right now, public sentiment is still largely against using AI to generate text, although using it for research and outlining is becoming more acceptable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
This display of sentiment was interrupted by a detonation so loud I stumbled.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
He reiterated similar sentiments in congressional hearings before the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
And in 1969, Honduras and El Salvador fought a brief war as sentiments were stirred up by a World Cup qualifying match.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Is it any surprise that Musk, of all people, is a fan of those sentiments?
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Such sentiments are unfortunate, and they are unlikely to improve in the short run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“You are buying into the cross-stitched sentiments of your parents’ throw pillows.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing sentiment
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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