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opinionated

UK/əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd//əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/

opinionated is the simple past and past participle of opinionate.

Adjective

opinionated (comparative more opinionated, superlative most opinionated)

  1. Having very strong opinions.
    • Her dad is so opinionated that when he's around it is hard to simply relax and have a light conversation.
    Antonyms:
    unopinionated
  2. Holding to one's own opinion obstinately and unreasonably.
    • Her dad is so opinionated that the others' preferences were overridden and no one had any fun on the outing.
  3. Infused with opinions rather than wholly objective.
    • His essay was opinionated, which was a problem because the assignment had been to write a factual analysis.
  4. Enforcing one particular approach instead of offering options and flexibility.
    • an opinionated framework

Meaning of opinionate

Verb

opinionate (third-person singular simple present opinionates, present participle opinionating, simple past and past participle opinionated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To have or express as an opinion; to opine.
    • notwithstanding being (as he saith) counselled by a friend of his, at that instant, to kill himselfe, it fell out well for him to opinionate himselfe [translating s'opiniatrer] yet in hope[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 3, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. (reflexive) To have a given opinion.

See all 3 meanings of opinionate

Antonyms of opinionated

Forms of opinionated

comparativemore opinionated
superlativemost opinionated

Words formed from opinionated

Questions about opinionated

What does opinionated mean?
Opinionated means having very strong opinions.
What is opinionated the simple past and past participle of?
Opinionated is the simple past and past participle of opinionate.
What part of speech is opinionated?
Opinionated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce opinionated?
Opinionated is pronounced /əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/ (UK).

Words near opinionated in the dictionary

  1. opinionable
  2. opinionaire
  3. opinionaires
  4. opinional
  5. opinionate
  6. opinionated
  7. opinionatedly
  8. opinionatedness
  9. opinionately
  10. opinionates
  11. opinionating

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