1
as in feelings
a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation
a sentiment of happiness and goodwill
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2
as in opinions
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
antiwar sentiments
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Recent Examples of sentiments
Those sentiments contrast with the official messaging from the administration, which has emphasized military success in Iran and insisted that escalation can be controlled.
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Steve Mollman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
The Pew Center gauged those sentiments late last year and released the survey results in conjunction with its half-century analysis.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Navarro shouted similar sentiments to the crowd.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
At the same time, authoritarian regimes across the region, including Iran, are enabled by and thrive on anti-imperial sentiments reanimated by America’s direct and indirect military power.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
This throws fuel on the already burning flames of modern India’s de facto patriotic sentiments, wherein the country’s Hindu majority (via an ethnonationalist movement known as Hindutva) is given free rein, not unlike Hamza, to lynch minorities.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Natasha, who has come from Wisconsin, expresses similar sentiments.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Egede shared similar sentiments.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Quincey's comments echo sentiments from former Walmart CEO Douglas McMillon in December ahead of his departure from that role.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Steve Mollman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
The Pew Center gauged those sentiments late last year and released the survey results in conjunction with its half-century analysis.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Navarro shouted similar sentiments to the crowd.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
At the same time, authoritarian regimes across the region, including Iran, are enabled by and thrive on anti-imperial sentiments reanimated by America’s direct and indirect military power.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
This throws fuel on the already burning flames of modern India’s de facto patriotic sentiments, wherein the country’s Hindu majority (via an ethnonationalist movement known as Hindutva) is given free rein, not unlike Hamza, to lynch minorities.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Natasha, who has come from Wisconsin, expresses similar sentiments.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Egede shared similar sentiments.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Quincey's comments echo sentiments from former Walmart CEO Douglas McMillon in December ahead of his departure from that role.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentiments
Noun
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February 19 – March 20 Certain feelings presently require action to be fully realized.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Those complex feelings were among the findings of the largest study of artificial intelligence in higher education to date, which polled 94,000 students, faculty and staff across 22 CSU campuses from San Diego to Arcata.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Or shouted down a guest speaker with different opinions while clad in Crocs and a hoodie?—
Zach Przystup,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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People have strong feelings and strong opinions to-day, to an almost ruthless degree.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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An assembly of planets in Aries moves through your twelfth house, stirring emotions behind the scenes and asking for careful tending.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Players admit emotions can get the best of them, leading to impulsive challenges that cost their team later in the game.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Take time to renew your spiritual or religious beliefs.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the comments, Ivey argued with fans using Bible verses and accused several of being sinners for their beliefs and lifestyles.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What about [May’s] chords before?—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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Courtney Barnett knows how to make two chords last a lifetime.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Moreover, Trump's attempts to take credit for lower prices earlier in his term may link him to prices in voters' minds.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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College is on the horizon and on our minds and in my inbox, reminding me to sign up for the open house and schedule the campus visit and register for the test prep and start the long, delicate, lucky process of learning to see my favorite person on Earth a little bit less.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is apparently so intolerable to the American public of the 1950s that he is chased out of a radio station after airing his views, whiskey bottle in hand.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Rauschenberg was presumably familiar with Siskind’s views on the inherently abstract nature of photography.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Sentiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentiments. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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