Synonyms of sensation

Noun


1. sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum, perception

usage: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"

2. ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz, expert

usage: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

3. sensation, stir

usage: a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"

4. sensation, excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour

usage: a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"

5. sense, sensation, sentience, sentiency, sensory faculty, faculty, mental faculty, module

usage: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"

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Definition and meaning of sensation (Dictionary)