Entry Word: opinion

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge <my opinion is that such interference was unnecessary>

Synonyms belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment (or judgement), mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view

Related Words say; impression, perception, take; attitude; assumption, presumption, presupposition; conclusion, decision, determination; deliverance, esteem, estimate, estimation; credence, credit, faith; concept, conception, idea, thought; position, stand; comment, observation, reflection, remark; conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory; advice, recommendation, suggestion; angle, outlook, perspective, point of view, shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint

Near Antonyms fact, truth

2 a position arrived at after consideration <my opinion is that we should refuse to do business with that company> — see decision 1