opinionated

adjective

opin·​ion·​at·​ed ə-ˈpin-yə-ˌnā-təd 

: firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions

… focus groups, which tend to be dominated by the loudest and most opinionated people …

—James Surowiecki

opinionatedly adverb

opinionatedness noun

Synonyms of opinionated

• opinioned
• opinionative
• stubborn
• adamant

Examples of opinionated in a Sentence

an articulate and opinionated critic

People don't expect such opinionated commentary in what is supposed to a news article.

Recent Examples on the Web

Investors have been unusually opinionated about the outlook for stocks for more than 18 months. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026

So, a thinking, opinionated, rude wind is just another amalgamation of human and other. —Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026

There’s a cast of wanderers, visionaries, and itinerants, the self-educated and self-published, a long lineage of cranks and outcasts, mostly penurious, always opinionated, stretching away into the mists of pseudohistory. —Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band. —Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

opinionate "grounded on opinion, opinionated" (from opinion + -ate entry 3) + -ed entry 1

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing opinionated

• self-opinionated

Rhymes for opinionated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated

Kids Definition

opinionated

adjective

opin·​ion·​at·​ed ə-ˈpin-yə-ˌnāt-əd 

: holding to one's own opinions and ideas too strongly