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 That openness is the best thing about Cooked, a record that summons electric Miles and Popol Vuh and the Necks but mostly explores endless emotional ambiguity, offering a reminder that very few sensations are ever pure. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026 And in the Dominican Republic, DIY beatmakers disassembled and sped up reggaeton’s dembow riddim into hypnotic dance floor experience, paving the way for crossover sensations like El Alfa and Tokischa. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 Some people are more aware of these physical sensations than others, Nelson acknowledged. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Digital twin recreates Black Hawk flight The full-flight simulator uses a digital twin of the S-70i Black Hawk to replicate the sights and sensations of flying the helicopter. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Mainstream sensations also set to perform at the festival are Lola Young, RAYE, Cage the Elephant, Leon Bridges, The War on Drugs, Malcolm Todd, Amelie Lens and many more. — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026 Tasting rye involves a combination of sensations, including the nose, palate, mouthfeel, and finish. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026 In humans, symptoms often include fever, weakness and headache before progressing to tingling sensations, anxiety, agitation, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, difficulty swallowing, coma and death. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Akhtar is at his best here because the sensations remain vivid even when their significance is obscure. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The results are most effective when the lyrics are tight and embody the colorful feelings that Greene’s music often evokes.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
That and the two uniquely miserable Atlanta seasons under Morris’ guidance would normally be enough to gin up some bad feelings among the masses.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of feelings

Noun

After all, the boy is from Lourdes, that land of miracles in the French Pyrenees, and spent a lot of time around pilgrims in search of healing.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Even those who don’t believe in miracles must concede the improbability of such historic continuity.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of miracles

Noun

Tyson offered up his thoughts and enthusiasms on this remarkable investigatory tool.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of enthusiasms

Noun

Wright also interrogates the boundary between severe mental illness and evil, and wonders whether, even in extreme cases, redemption might be possible.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Directed by Rocky, Aisulton Seitov, and Pietro Biz Biasia, the appropriately trippy video opens with the rapper discovering the wonders of nature in a hippie wonderland, where even the old ladies knitting on park benches will take a toke.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonders

Noun

Yet bubbles do not burst entirely of their own accord; investment crazes don’t wane because fundamentals suddenly change.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Similar to fashion crazes like poodle skirts, many of the top baby names for girls in the 1950s have fallen out of style.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of crazes

Noun

Englert also supervised the stunning cinematography, and one marvels at how this often silly film looks so smart.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

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