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 …—
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opinionatedly
adverb
opinionatedness
noun
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an articulate and opinionated critic
People don't expect such opinionated commentary in what is supposed to a news article.
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Under Fleming, ServiceNow adopted a more opinionated voice on AI.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
With him is trusted aide and very opinionated meteorologist Irving Krick (Chris Messina), who has given him key weather forecasts on several campaigns and is doing so again for perhaps the biggest ever attempted, a seaborne invasion onto the beaches of Normandy in France planned for June 5, 1944.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Anthropic also isn’t alone in its philosophy of maintaining an un-opinionated harness, largely clear of structured semantic data and the like.
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There's original fare as well, such as an Italian rom-com and a heartwarming dramedy with Field, Lewis Pullman and an opinionated mollusk.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
With him is trusted aide and very opinionated meteorologist Irving Krick (Chris Messina), who has given him key weather forecasts on several campaigns and is doing so again for perhaps the biggest ever attempted, a seaborne invasion onto the beaches of Normandy in France planned for June 5, 1944.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Anthropic also isn’t alone in its philosophy of maintaining an un-opinionated harness, largely clear of structured semantic data and the like.
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
There's original fare as well, such as an Italian rom-com and a heartwarming dramedy with Field, Lewis Pullman and an opinionated mollusk.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for opinionated
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“Opinionated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opinionated. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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opinionated
adjective
opin·ion·at·ed
ə-ˈpin-yə-ˌnāt-əd
: holding to one's own opinions and ideas too strongly
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