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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In a follow-up letter, MPs supported his sentiment and urged the government to invest; their pleas were turned down due to a lack of money.
From BBC โ Aug. 24, 2026
U.S. stocks rose Friday as a surging bitcoin and resilient crypto stocks helped lift sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Aug. 21, 2026
She says while they have message boards there too, they wouldn't be focused on solidarity with victims of one particular incident, perhaps because authorities are wary of any outpouring of public sentiment.
From BBC โ Aug. 21, 2026
That’s a lovely sentiment and I hope they appreciate it.
From MarketWatch โ Aug. 21, 2026
Shadow’s feet were beginning to hurt, and he found this sentiment to be extremely unlikely.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
A Northwestern Mutual study in the spring echoed these sentiments as well.
From MarketWatch โ Aug. 20, 2026
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 โ Aug. 5, 2026
Echoing his sentiments, Valdemaqueda mayor Ricardo Meneses added that "we can't let our guard down and we're on high alert because now is the time to stop the fire".
From BBC โ Jul. 28, 2026
When supporters of the creedal nation theory come at me brandishing copies of the Declaration, I respect their sentiments but maintain my dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Jul. 6, 2026
They make a mockery of the usual sentiments about the pricelessness of every human life.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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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