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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With copper’s long-term uptrend intact and sentiment turning up from extreme pessimism, copper becomes a conditional confirmation test for the reopening theme.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
There’s a disconnect between low unemployment rates and worker sentiment, said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The film explores fear — a sentiment Lapid believes is pervasive today.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“This is a sentiment market and sentiment can change quickly. This could turn on a heartbeat.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
This was a sentiment that I agreed with, particularly since I had not had a good night’s sleep the previous night—having been awoken at three a.m. and told that the day of reckoning had arrived.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
