opinionated
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of opinionated
1595–1605; obsolete opinionate to possess or form an opinion ( see opinion, -ate 1) + -ed 2
Explanation
Your opinion is your view, belief, or judgment. If you are opinionated, you obstinately hold on to your opinions, and you don't hesitate to let other people know what those opinions are. Opinionated is based on the word "opinion," which itself comes from the Latin word opinari, meaning to think. If you and your sister are both extremely opinionated, it must have been hard growing up in the same house — for you and for your parents. Someone who is not at all opinionated can be just as frustrating to live with, though, if their response always seems to be, "I don't care."
Vocabulary lists containing opinionated
The Pigman
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Example Sentences
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Brian Soucek is the author of “The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education,” which will be published by the University of Chicago Press on Jan. 12.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
These supposedly complimentary adjectives have a way of canceling out the very qualities they’re meant to describe: Opinionated.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022
Opinionated, with dyed “Crayola red” hair, the 37-year-old personal assistant said she had never felt accepted in a parish before joining St. Patrick last year.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2021
Opinionated, chirpy and with an infectious character, Warnock proved to be a perfect fit for Cardiff.
From Washington Times • May 2, 2018
Opinionated, obstinate, impulsive, of not very sound judgment, yet dictatorial because supremely certain of his rightness—courageous, unselfish, sincere—that was the way she now saw the editor of the Express.
From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.
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