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

Ask South Florida and Iowa State fans for their feelings on the roster raids Alex Golesh and Matt Campbell did at Auburn and Penn State.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
But still, when beloved attractions starring The Muppets, vikings or an 80-foot sea monster leave the parks to make way for contemporary makeovers, people have feelings about it.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of feelings

Noun

The tips and tricks for maintaining hosiery that used to be passed down by family and friends are in danger of being lost to time and ever-changing fashion trends.

— Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026
Vibrant hues are a major part of this year’s forecasted fall trends, especially outfits with an ’80s color palette.

— Elise Fabre, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of trends

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

Friday’s forecast calls for the feels-like temperature to hit triple digits across much of North Georgia.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Porcelli said high temperatures this Labor Day weekend in South Florida will hover around the low-90s, with feels-like temps between 105 and 108.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 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

Those hopes are long gone, but a good month would do wonders for Toronto’s wild-card hopes.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Another novel where the author explores how to cultivate the mind, body, home, and social circle in order to propagate creativity, and wonders what happens when any or all elements become fallow or diseased.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of wonders

Noun

Here, age-old traditions fuse with contemporary flavors, archaeological marvels meet modernist museums, rugged peaks are juxtaposed against verdant plains, and stretches of sandy shorelines lead to charming inland villages.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Metzger marvels as the shark’s thick, rugged skin snaps a surgical-grade scalpel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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