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How is the word sentiment distinct from other similar nouns?

Some common synonyms of sentiment are affection, emotion, feeling, and passion. While all these words mean "a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation," sentiment often implies an emotion inspired by an idea.

her feminist sentiments are well known

In what contexts can affection take the place of sentiment?

The synonyms affection and sentiment are sometimes interchangeable, but affection applies to feelings that are also inclinations or likings.

a memoir of childhood filled with affection for her family

How do emotion and feeling relate to one another, in the sense of sentiment?

Emotion carries a strong implication of excitement or agitation but, like feeling, encompasses both positive and negative responses.

the drama portrays the emotions of adolescence

When could feeling be used to replace sentiment?

The words feeling and sentiment are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, feeling denotes any partly mental, partly physical response marked by pleasure, pain, attraction, or repulsion; it may suggest the mere existence of a response but imply nothing about the nature or intensity of it.

the feelings that once moved me are gone

When can passion be used instead of sentiment?

The meanings of passion and sentiment largely overlap; however, passion suggests a very powerful or controlling emotion.

revenge became his ruling passion

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of sentiment However, those gains have come with some hurdles, including a summer sell-off as sentiment dampened over the payoff from AI. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 This anti-establishment sentiment, which favors illiberal solutions, is strongly rooted in the American psyche. Chris Jackson, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024 Gold prices are often a crucial indicator of investor sentiment. Sanford Mann, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Inflation has, of course, weighed on public sentiment. Neil Irwin, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sentiment 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentiment
Noun
  • The cerebral cortex is the brain’s outermost layer and is involved in many of the higher functions of the human brain including memory, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and emotions..
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The 59-year-old mother of four showed no emotion as the verdict was read, video shows.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But, as usual, opponents are swimming against the tide of public opinion.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • John Mulaney’s focus is on his life, his history, and his most mundane opinions.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Don’t limit yourself for the sake of someone else’s feelings; do what’s best for you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Perhaps that can be found in a moment that’s less about feeling and more about action.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • And that can ease the terror of mortality by connecting people to an enduring and comforting web of ideas and beliefs that transcend one’s own existence.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Any continuation of this conversation will veer far off from the triviality of Socrates’s political beliefs.
    Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There’s hope coursing through every chord, so much so that lyrics feel like a bonus accessory here as opposed to a necessity.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
  • CXOs need to be effective storytellers and develop the ability to balance the focus on numbers and metrics with articulating a vision in a way that strikes an emotional chord and galvanizes the ecosystem.
    S. Venkatesh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The drones and robots are outfitted with hidden cameras so researchers can get an up-close view of live critters without a noticeable human presence.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • After this initial puzzlement, I got used to switching to Edit view quickly.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The design will focus on early Santa Clara canning days, with Ainsley Family memorabilia to give it a sense of history.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • People were waiting for roughly an hour and a half, and parking was extremely limited; this created a sense of repressed frustration in the air.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Whether or not candidates were backed by pro-charter groups or supported the growth of charter schools in IPS was not top of mind with some voters in Indianapolis.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
  • David believes this is just her exhausted mind playing tricks, attributing it to postpartum depression, stress, and fatigue.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Sentiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentiment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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