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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In the Michigan sentiment survey last month, those surveyed before the war started were much more positive about the economy, and expected much less inflation, than those surveyed afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
There’s a disconnect between low unemployment rates and worker sentiment, said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
However, the brokerage cuts the stock’s target price to HK$45.00 from HK$50.00 to factor in recent weak market sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
While cryptos have historically been a leading indicator of risk sentiment, the tone has shifted and it feels like digital assets are more often playing catch-up.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The move, he explained, would give him political cover at home, where public sentiment against the bomb was steeply on the rise.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
