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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But the possibility that demand persists through price increases and margins improve means investor sentiment could get a boost.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
RBC Capital Markets analyst Rishi Jaluria told MarketWatch that while sentiment is still very negative on software, “peak negativity may be in the rearview mirror.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Still, sentiment remains in unfavorable territory at 13% below the February 2026 reading prior to the start of the Iran conflict, Hsu added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Investors are closely watching the Bank of Japan’s Tankan corporate survey due Wednesday to gauge how much the Middle East conflict and the subsequent rise in oil prices have affected corporate sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
If ‘Romantic’ still means anything specific in the history of music, it best refers to a period when the composer’s or performer’s personal emotions, or sentiment, became paramount in the dialogue between music and audience.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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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