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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It resets sentiment, lowers valuations and gives earnings time to catch up with prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Treasury yields could weigh on risk sentiment, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
One measure of employee sentiment fell to its lowest level ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Last year, Morgan Stanley says, one-fifth of the buying demand for gold originated with ETFs, however that positive sentiment has been disrupted by the Gulf crisis, and the prospect of rate hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
“The first is what I call positive sentiment override, where positive emotion overrides irritability. It’s like a buffer. Their spouse will do something bad, and they’ll say, ‘Oh, he’s just in a crummy mood.’
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
When supporters of the creedal nation theory come at me brandishing copies of the Declaration, I respect their sentiments but maintain my dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Such sentiments reflect a trend among South Korean youth.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
I spoke and echoed his sentiments: clearly, the repression of any one liberation group was repression against all liberation groups.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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