opinionated

[uh-pin-yuh-ney-tid] / əˈpɪn yəˌneɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

believing very strongly and conveying it

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertive cocky stubborn

WEAK

adamant arbitrary biased bigoted bossy bullheaded cocksure conceited dictatorial doctrinaire dogmatic hard-line high-handed inflexible intransigent locked-in obdurate obstinate one-sided oracular overbearing pigheaded positive pragmatic pragmatical prejudiced self-assertive set in stone set on single-minded tilted uncompromising unyielding weighted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

shy

WEAK

compromising indifferent open-minded

Example Sentences

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"I'm not strongly opinionated either way," said Clare Brooks, 56, who moved to Trefor with her husband Kevin from Staffordshire three years ago.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

To that end, here are my highly personal and highly opinionated predictions for 2026.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, which represents the famously opinionated cabbies, attributed their decline to the pandemic and said numbers would stabilize in the coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

But that doesn’t matter: The First Amendment generally prohibits the government from censoring even false or misleading speech, with no carve-out for opinionated comedians.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

Father said he gave me this book because I am a very opinionated young lady, which I must admit is true.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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