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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Coach has run a successful campaign in recent years to boost consumer sentiment for its Coach brand, gaining viral success for the Brooklyn Bag and other handbags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Leaders of the platforms have suggested they can help combat election misinformation by providing predictive insights and help decision-makers understand public sentiment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A nationwide movement opposing the continued construction of data centers offers some hope, with both Republicans and Democrats noticing the popular sentiment is largely anti-AI.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Typically, when the sentiment indicator gets to sell territory, the S&P 500 falls on average by 2% over the next three months, the bank says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
This was a sentiment that I agreed with, particularly since I had not had a good night’s sleep the previous night—having been awoken at three a.m. and told that the day of reckoning had arrived.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
The slowdown from the last quarter was likely because of disturbance to sentiments from international geopolitical issues, Citi analysts said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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 ● Jul. 6, 2026
Jio's listing is especially a close watch for investors and analysts who say a successful offering could boost sentiments in India's IPO market after a recent slowdown in new listings.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The sentiments driving the music are ultramodern: self-aware, vicious and desperately vulnerable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
His message was that we must also look within ourselves and become responsible for our actions — sentiments with which I wholeheartedly agreed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing sentiment
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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