opinionated

[uh-pin-yuh-ney-tid]

adjective

1. obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.

   Synonyms: stubborn, bigoted, biased, prejudiced

opinionated

/ əˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪd /

adjective

1. holding obstinately and unreasonably to one's own opinions; dogmatic

Other Word Forms

• opinionatedly adverb
• opinionatedness noun
• nonopinionated adjective
• nonopinionatedness noun
• overopinionated adjective
• overopinionatedly adverb
• overopinionatedness noun
• unopinionated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of opinionated¹

1595–1605; obsolete opinionate to possess or form an opinion ( opinion, -ate ¹ ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In today’s market, there is a demand for opinionated conflict, and these influencers are always there to supply it.

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

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He was now in a different, more opinionated relationship to his market and his employer.

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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.

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"He was very outspoken, very opinionated," says Match of the Day pundit Shay Given, the former Newcastle goalkeeper who Bellamy lined up with more than any other player during his career.

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Related Words

• assertive 
• cocky 
• stubborn