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 The films were in-person midnight-screening sensations too, though there’s a distinction between watching material that’s taped rather than performed live. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead, people may experience the memory as disconnected fragments of sensations, emotions, smells or images. — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 Some events have had to be canceled such as a concert which was due to take place on Yas Island in November featuring Shakira and singing sensations the Jonas Brothers who were inducted as Disney Legends at D23 last week. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Triggers, such as loud sounds or an approaching person, can activate emotional responses, memories and physical sensations in the body. — Donnisa Edmonds, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2026 While the research unearths new factors that appear to influence phantom quake sensations, the study has its limitations. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 Everything reached her from far away; her sensations were ghostly. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 The ride is more of an amusement park-like thrill attraction, in which guests will sit in two-person pods and then attach to a mechanical arm that will lift them into the air and attempt to simulate sensations of flight. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Pain, numbness or tingling in the lower extremities can point to an orthopedic issue, but the same sensations can also signal prostate cancer that has spread. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Both artists, Morris points out, were working in the context of World War II, and the owl’s ability to both burrow and take flight may have appealed to feelings of entrapment and a desire to escape.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Fresh pasta, family recipes and the feelings of a cozy home are coming together at Charlotte’s newest Italian restaurant, opening this fall.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of feelings

Noun

Hundreds of puppets had to be created, and fitting characters like the Smiling Friends that were clearly designed for 2D animation into 3D spaces required some fabrication miracles.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2026
No one is expecting miracles this season, even with hundreds of millions of pounds worth of new players in the team.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of miracles

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

People who have used Apple’s anti-nausea dots have reported that the feature works wonders in reducing motion sickness.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
From cascading waterfalls to snowcapped mountains to dense forests, these natural wonders cause visitors to stop in their tracks in every season.

— Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of wonders

Noun

These detectors are modern marvels in their own right and represent the culmination of a long heritage of new technology that enables new discoveries.

— Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
New Yorkers, for one, will be a short overnight hop away from the history and modern marvels of Valencia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, where previously a transfer was required.

— Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

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