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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While Nvidia’s dominance is expected to continue, Wednesday’s results showed how investor sentiment is changing, with expectations for sales and margins constantly rising.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“We have been fielding an uptick of what we believe were increasingly negative investor sentiment into results,” Siegel wrote.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The currency pair shows potential to rise higher should Australia’s jobs data due today stay firm and sentiment buoyant, Simpson says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Meanwhile, three tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported, which facilitated Wednesday’s decline in crude oil prices and bolstered market sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"Nearer the gods no mortal may approach," wrote Halley in a sentiment that was endlessly echoed by his contemporaries and by many others since.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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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