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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That sentiment is part of what Villegas is aiming to target as he meets voters.
From Los Angeles Times โ Sep. 13, 2026
Higher yields have weighed on broader market sentiment this week.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Sep. 11, 2026
This is the second-lowest level of consumer sentiment on record.
From Salon โ Sep. 11, 2026
A third reason for the imminent equity surge is that investor sentiment “has become solidly bearish,” according to Lee.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 11, 2026
That last one is the sentiment that stays with me all day because Hannah shouldn’t have to get braces.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
Jefferies analyst Brent Thill expressed such sentiments in a note last month following Palantir’s second-quarter earnings results.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 2, 2026
These sentiments are reflected by Joan, who desperately wants more for her daughter than she’s been able to provide on her own teacher’s salary.
From Salon โ Aug. 18, 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 โ Aug. 9, 2026
And in 1969, Honduras and El Salvador fought a brief war as sentiments were stirred up by a World Cup qualifying match.
From Barron's โ Jul. 6, 2026
The one ever scrutinizing into the public opinion, and ready to follow where he could not lead it; the other insulting it by the most adverse sentiments and pursuits.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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