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
  • Headed by the opinionated Phil Robertson, founder of the Duck Commander enterprise, the clan includes his wife Kay; his long-bearded brother Si; his equally hirsute sons Willie, Jase, and Jep; and their assorted wives and children.
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Clement shares his rectory with his opinionated and fearless widowed mother and two dachshund dogs.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of opinionated
Adjective
  • The stubborn machine has won, and politicians are, for the most part, just fodder, which means that every politician who has to stand in front of a camera after a tragedy turns into another battle site in an endless culture war.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The bigger question is what happens if the economy, and in particular the labor market, weakens while inflation remains stubborn.
    Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of stubborn
Adjective
  • On the other hand, the group is adamant that its FPV drones are wholly homegrown.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • David Poole is adamant that the sales team is always upfront about the risks as well as upsides of investing.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of adamant
Adjective
  • The outspoken Goldberg could come across as dogmatic and inflexible, but proved strategic behind the scenes.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • A week before he was eventually dismissed, English pundit Jamie Carragher likened tactically dogmatic coaches like Martin to wearing a T-shirt and shorts in the rain.
    Elias Burke, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 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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