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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With conversations already bubbling up in response to public sentiment about AI and doom and gloom predictions abounding, here’s what to know.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
That sentiment is strongest among Democrats at 88% and independents at 71%.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Historically, the S&P 500 has fallen 2% on average over the next 1 to 3 months and declined 53% of the time once that sentiment indicator is triggered, Kwon says.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
The primary reason for soured investor sentiment is a $400 million hit from loans linked to alleged fraud in private markets in the U.K.,
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
I know many people won’t agree or understand this sentiment.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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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