✅  Sentiment often refers to a mixture of thought and emotion, especially tender or fond ones (a noble sentiment; the sentiment of gratitude).

✅  Feeling is more general, referring to a subjective point of view or to specific sensations (a gut feeling; feelings of frustration).

⚠️  Be careful—sentiment can also mean opinion, or attitude toward something (public sentiment; consumer sentiment).

Take a look at these other synonyms for sentiment.

✅  Anticipate means looking forward to something (The dog anticipated their homecoming) or preparing for something (He always anticipates his children’s needs).

✅  Anticipate can also mean to foresee or be sure of something happening (I anticipated bad weather).

✅  Await refers to waiting for something or looking forward to it (await a reply), but emphasizes being ready for what’s coming, whether it is good or bad (I anxiously awaited the results).

We anticipate you wanting to discover more synonyms for await!

✅  Work and toil both refer to mental or physical exertion.

✅  Work is the more general word, and can even refer to labor that is easy or enjoyable (She put in good work; He was immersed in his work).

✅  Toil implies that the task is exhausting and often boring or tedious (endless toil).

✅  It’s better to use toil instead of work when you want to emphasize the exhaustion or monotony of the labor (a lifetime of toil).

We hope that wasn’t too much work! Take a look at these synonyms for toil.