Feeling

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While writing how frequently can we use word 'feeling' Is there any other word which can be substituted for 'feeling'

for eg. 'Feeling very sad. feeling all alone in this world..... feels like sitting alone.

please suggest appropriate word for 'feeling' in a para if we very frequently need to use it.

Thanks in advance

Sam1947 · Accepted Answer

You could say something like, "He experienced a mood of sadness every time he thought back to his relationship with Claire." or, "His thoughts turned dark and somber when he remembered Claire's leaving."

If you need to list a number of feelings that one person is experiencing in a short time frame, you could combine it all in one sentence so that you didn't have to repeatedly use "feeling."

e.g.,

John was simultaneously feeling fear, sadness, and an almost indescribable sense of loss and loneliness as he thought about what he would do now that Claire had left him. Yet, at the same time, an inchoate sense of something akin to relief was starting to form as he realized he would no longer have to pretend he was someone he was not in order to win her approval.

With that example, you have included the feelings of fear, sadness, loss, loneliness, and relief (or something like it) in two sentences, and only had to use "feeling" once. You could substitute experiencing for feeling and not have to use "feeling" at all!

Hope this helps!

Synonym · Answer

Thankyou very much for the detailed explanation.

In your para I found a word 'inchoate' Can you please give me some usage of this word. I guess this word means 'a starting stage'

Is this below usage gramatically right?

'An inchoate sense of feeling like Iam all alone in this world despite having all of them I could want'

Please suggest

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, inchoate means developing, but still pretty amorphous. When discussing feelings, inchoate has the essence to it of a feeling that is just starting and hard to grasp onto or understand. I think it's a great word! I love words; am a real logophile. One of the best things about the English language is its richness in words. I am told that it has many more words than any other language, so one can always search for the word that precisely captures the nuanced meaning one is trying to convey.

You use it correctly in the sentence above, but the sentence is complete and not natural sounding, and is very unclear. You would need to change it to something like this.

I had an inchoate sense of feeling as if I were all alone in this world, despite having all of them (needs an antecedent...friends/ women/ worldly goods/ loving family members?) I could want.

Hope this helps!

Sam1947 · Answer

Hey Anon,

I posted the post above about inchoate. I don't know why it showing me as anonymous.

sam1947

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