opinionative

adjective

ə-ˈpin-yə-ˌnā-tiv How to pronounce opinionative (audio)
Definition of opinionativenext
as in opinionated
given to or marked by the forceful expression of strongly held opinions one particularly opinionative caller informed the talk show host that he was an idiot

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opinionative
  1. opinionated
  2. stubborn
  3. adamant
  4. dogmatic
  5. pontifical
Adjective
  • What will his very opinionated Jewish family have to say?
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Emily and Alfie are once again a thing, though Samuel Arnold, who plays the sassy and opinionated Julien doesn’t think this was the wisest choice.
    Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of opinionated
Adjective
  • McCaffrey hadn’t played since the Super Bowl in Las Vegas while battling a stubborn case of Achilles tendinitis.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Find it on Amazon A Dark Spot Remover That’s Full of Nourishing Ingredients Don’t let stubborn dark spots ruin your confidence—invest in this dark spot remover.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of stubborn
Adjective
  • Courtney is adamant that their mom (Vernee Watson) needs cataract surgery, but as the more successful sister, Gaby’s words carry more weight.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Paul Heyman, one of the key figures in The Bloodline saga, has been adamant that WWE remains in the early stages of a storyline that started way back in 2020.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of adamant
Adjective
  • Leigh Silverman directs a rigorously unspectacular production, with an almost dogmatic refusal to add any Broadway razzle.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the tone of the nascent tech industry in that era was less dogmatic and maximalist.
    BYAlexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of dogmatic
Adjective
  • The prose is confiding and, in places, pontifical.
    Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2020
  • That revelation, coupled with other recent pontifical critiques, have quickly dissolved the notion that the Dec. 31 death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a symbolic leader of the church’s conservative wing, might lessen the opposition to Francis.
    Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
Definition of pontifical
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Thesaurus Entries Near opinionative

opinionatedness

opinionative

opinioned

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“Opinionative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opinionative. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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