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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Martin, a longtime friend of the multidisciplinary artist, echoed this sentiment in an email to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
He said the company likely needs a beat and raise and a “clearer AI story” in order to change investor sentiment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
It notes risk-off sentiment in the Philippine government bond market, as yields have risen and foreign capital has flowed out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The week wraps up with the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey for June, with consensus calling a 46 reading—about one point more than May’s record-low reading.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
That carnage was precipitated by the British colonial government when it blamed the Igbo people for the national strike, banned Igbo-published newspapers, and generally encouraged anti-Igbo sentiment.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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