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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It’s a sentiment that sums up much of the spirit of this issue, which looks at art as a sport and sport as an art.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The Singapore dollar weakened slightly against its U.S. counterpart in the Asian session amid cautious sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It was largely fan sentiment that was against it.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
—The dollar rose as a stalemate between the U.S. and Iran and Tuesday’s higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data weigh on risk sentiment and reduce the prospect of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
In positive sentiment override, I say, ‘Sorry, go ahead.’
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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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