SENTIMENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SENTIMENT?

Need another word that means the same as “sentiment”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “sentiment” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sentiment” are: opinion, persuasion, thought, view, point of view, way of thinking, feeling, attitude, belief, idea, emotion, sentimentality, mawkishness, emotionalism, sentimentalism

Sentiment as a Noun

Definitions of "Sentiment" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sentiment” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Exaggerated and self-indulgent feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.
• A view or opinion that is held or expressed.
• The expression of a view or desire especially as formulated for a toast.
• Tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion.
• A feeling or emotion.
• General feeling or opinion.
• A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.

Synonyms of "Sentiment" as a noun (15 Words)

attitude	A position in which one leg is lifted behind with the knee bent at right angles and turned out, and the corresponding arm is raised above the head, the other extended to the side. She snapped her fingers with attitude.
belief	A religious conviction. Christian beliefs.
emotion	Any strong feeling. She was attempting to control her emotions.
emotionalism	Emotional nature or quality.
feeling	An intuitive understanding of something. He laughed to conceal his true feelings.
idea	(in Kantian thought) a concept of pure reason, not empirically based in experience. The accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it.
mawkishness	Insincere pathos.
opinion	The beliefs or views of a group or majority of people. His opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page.
persuasion	The action or process of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something. Monica needed plenty of persuasion before she actually left.
point of view	One percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan.
sentimentalism	Excessively sentimental behaviour, writing, or speech. The author blends realism with surrealism journalism with sentimentalism.
sentimentality	Falsely emotional in a maudlin way. There are passages which verge on sentimentality.
thought	One’s mind or attention. I asked him if he had any thoughts on how it had happened.
view	Purpose the phrase with a view to means with the intention of or for the purpose of. They were soon out of view.
way of thinking	A course of conduct.

Usage Examples of "Sentiment" as a noun

• Public sentiment was on the side of reform.
• I agree with your sentiments regarding the road bridge.
• An intense sentiment of horror.
• Many of the appeals rely on treacly sentiment.

Associations of "Sentiment" (30 Words)

affective	Characterized by emotion. Affective disorders.
amok	Wildly; without self-control.
bathetic	Producing an unintentional effect of anticlimax. The movie manages to be poignant without becoming bathetic.
bullish	Expecting a rise in prices. High points in the stock market cycle when investors are at their most bullish.
cathartic	Providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; causing catharsis. Crying is a cathartic release.
cognition	A perception sensation idea or intuition resulting from the process of cognition.
deranged	Mad; insane. A deranged gunman.
emotion	Any strong feeling. Responses have to be based on historical insight not simply on emotion.
emotional	Of more than usual emotion. He was a strongly emotional young man.
epistolary	(of a literary work) in the form of letters. An endless sequence of epistolary love affairs.
lyrical	Suitable for or suggestive of singing. He gained a devoted following for his lyrical cricket writing.
maladjustment	Failure to cope with the demands of a normal social environment. Basic maladjustments in the cost structure.
maudlin	(of a book, film, or song) highly sentimental. A bout of maudlin self pity.
mawkish	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A mawkish ode to parenthood.
melodrama	Behaviour or events that resemble melodrama. He abandoned melodrama for realism.
mental	Of or relating to the mind. Mental illness.
moody	Showing a brooding ill humor. Grainy film which gives a soft moody effect.
pathos	A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. The film captured all the pathos of their situation.
prosody	Prosody a system of versification. A general theory of prosody.
psychological	Mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature. Psychological warfare.
psychology	The science of mental life. The psychology of interpersonal relationships.
sensibility	Sensitivity to sensory stimuli. Cruelty offended his sensibility.
sentimental	Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. A sentimental ballad.
sentimentality	Extravagant or affected feeling or emotion. There are passages which verge on sentimentality.
telepathy	The supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.
thinking	Thoughts; meditations. Thinking always made him frown.
touched	Slightly insane. Very touched by the stranger s kindness.
unsentimental	Not displaying or influenced by sentimental feelings. The speeches were short and unsentimental.
upbeat	(in music) an unaccented beat preceding an accented beat. The town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles.
wellbeing	A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous.