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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Negative sentiment around AI has proven an obstacle to its development, as people worry about the impacts of the technology on the job market and push back against data-center projects.
From MarketWatch โ Oct. 3, 2026
Treasurys began to recover on Thursday afternoon as global risk-off sentiment caused investors to rush into safe-haven assets including U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 2, 2026
Consumer sentiment surveys paint a bleak picture right now, but consumers are spending briskly.
From Barron's โ Oct. 2, 2026
“Investor focus is solely on the transition to a physical AI company and the stock price is driven by narrative and sentiment around future possibilities from AI ventures,” Spak said in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch โ Oct. 2, 2026
It was a sentiment he repeated to the other reporters who came to visit.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
The organisation said the attack "provokes the sentiments of Muslims worldwide" and represented a dangerous escalation.
From Barron's โ Oct. 2, 2026
The American people get a vote, and they’ve made their sentiments clear.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Sep. 15, 2026
Jefferies analyst Brent Thill expressed such sentiments in a note last month following Palantir’s second-quarter earnings results.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 2, 2026
These sentiments are reflected by Joan, who desperately wants more for her daughter than she’s been able to provide on her own teacher’s salary.
From Salon โ Aug. 18, 2026
Nothing could hasten more the progress of these reflections & sentiments which are secretly undermining the institution which this mistaken zeal is laboring to secure agst. the most distant approach of danger.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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