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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Proposed government reforms to pensions and the labor market, along with growth in export-oriented sectors, helped boost sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
At the tennis class, almost all moms echo versions of this sentiment: Dedicating time for themselves makes them better moms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The key risk to the trade is a weakening in sentiment that threatens that M&A cycle, Goldman believes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The wipeout in semiconductor sentiment reflects positioning more than fundamentals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
An editorial in the Cleveland Call and Post echoed that sentiment.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Such sentiments are unfortunate, and they are unlikely to improve in the short run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Is it any surprise that Musk, of all people, is a fan of those sentiments?
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
The sentiments driving the music are ultramodern: self-aware, vicious and desperately vulnerable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Such sentiments reflect a trend among South Korean youth.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Ideally, this value should be infinite, but when it can’t be, let’s hold the saccharine sentiments.
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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