SENSATIONS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

sensations

noun

plural of sensation

as in feelings

an indefinite physical response to a stimulus we felt just the smallest sensation of warmth when we leaned against the radiator

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as in trends

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time the satirical video was a short-lived online sensation

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as in miracles

something extraordinary or surprising the first clone was considered a sensation

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Recent Examples of sensations Created in the K-pop mold, the girl group has gone from green trainees to global sensations with something to say. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026 Sentience is defined as the basic capacity to feel and to experience sensations. — Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026 Embr Wave is a personal thermostat for your wrist that activates your thermal senses at the touch of a button through the use of precise cooling and warming sensations. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 But given the current box office sensations of Obsession and Backrooms, Tiddes certainly wishes the timing had allowed for spoofs of those horror movies. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 Since 1996, Fantasia has offered a uniquely communal home for some of genre cinema’s most important and transgressive sensations. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 Performances range from international Latin sensations to Hollywood composers. — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Jackie and Shadow became internet sensations thanks to the live webcams maintained in their nest by nonprofit organization Friends of Big Bear Valley, which is an outspoken voice for conserving eagle habitat. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 The series, which started as a humble dramedy about a fancy chef taking over his family sandwich shop, has become one of the biggest word-of-mouth sensations of post-pandemic TV, garnering (so far) 21 Emmys and launching its mostly unknown cast into the Hollywood stratosphere. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026

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Noun

Despite its decades-long ubiquity in our lives and our iCals, the building has just as often stirred negative feelings.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
And this response completely invalidates their feelings and concerns.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of feelings

Noun

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
White sneakers tend to lead the trends come spring and summer, but Styles is proof that a black pair of comfy kicks is just as wearable—with a slightly more edgy feel.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 5 July 2026

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Noun

Syd was always going places, but Richie and Tina — and, of course, the fabulous Fak brothers, Neil (Matty Matheson) and Ted (Ricky Staffieri) — were the miracles of the piece.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Alyssa encourages all who wish to welcome children to advocate for themselves, believe in the possibility of miracles, be open to all avenues to parenthood and give themselves grace to feel all of their emotions that come with the journey.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

Definition of miracles

Noun

The feels-like temperature was 103 degrees ahead of the match, prompting many men to go shirtless outside the gates and a few to dunk their heads in a reflecting pool by the main entrance.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
The area is expecting to see a high of 93 degrees on July 4 with a feels-like temperature close to 100.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of feels

Noun

Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026

Definition of enthusiasms

Noun

These wonders can grow as strange, twisted bushes or as giant, spindly trees.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
National Geographic has long been the entry point for learning about science, nature and the wonders of Earth, whether through its iconic magazine, documentaries starring the likes of Jacques Cousteau and Jane Goodall, or popular television series.

— Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 2 July 2026

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