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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When asset prices fall, investor sentiment can change rapidly and cause a flight to cash.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
"Geopolitical risks remain the dominant driver of market sentiment," MUFG's Lloyd Chan said in a note on Monday.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
This meant that the "second and third parties were seen as 'victims'," said Kaul, noting that the BNP and the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami ended up "reaping the benefits of anti-establishment sentiment" in the elections.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
In the Michigan sentiment survey last month, those surveyed before the war started were much more positive about the economy, and expected much less inflation, than those surveyed afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
This is no time for sentiment or sickness; it’s time to rally.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
