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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"This permanent feeling of anxiety is with everyone right now. You feel that something is wrong. Anxiety is the main sentiment," says Kolesnikov.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
U.S. stocks rose Friday as a surging bitcoin and resilient crypto stocks helped lift sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
With such sentiment and statistical heft, the reaction to Nvidia’s earnings can thus still shape the broader market.
From MarketWatch ● 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 ● Aug. 21, 2026
“To put sentiment before power. You are unworthy of being called a magician.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
A Northwestern Mutual study in the spring echoed these sentiments as well.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Twenty-four-year-old Amina Alhassan echoed his sentiments, adding that she had not encountered any problems when applying to marry 40-year-old Nura Abdullahi.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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 ● Aug. 5, 2026
Such sentiments are unfortunate, and they are unlikely to improve in the short run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Of course, I had already heard similar sentiments a few moments earlier, but Mr Morgan actually said: 'It's a privilege to have a gentleman like yourself here in Mos- combe, sir.'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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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