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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Sentiment among investors on the future of the Germany economy fell 16.7 points in the past month and now sits at minus 17.2 points, the survey said.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The University of Michigan will also publish its Consumer Sentiment index for April.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Equity Sentiment Indicator dropping this week to -0.9.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
The European Commission’s Economic Sentiment Indicator fell to 96.6 in March, reflecting increased eurozone pessimism amid the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Sentiment: Expresses the living conditions of Confederate soldiers and the public, as the war was lost.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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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