Synonyms of opining

opining

verb

present participle of opine

as in commenting

to make a statement of one's opinion

the food critic opined that the restaurant's fare was something that one might serve a dog—if one didn't like dogs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commenting
• remarking
• reflecting
• noting
• saying
• observing
• commentating
• editorializing
• weighing in
• stating
• speaking
• speculating
• allowing
• talking
• telling
• verbalizing
• uttering
• articulating
• conjecturing
• expressing
• surmising
• vocalizing
• guessing
• supposing
• daresaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opining

Murphy, traveling the country promoting his recent book and opining on the state of the Democrats, returned to Connecticut to boost Larson and trash Bronin. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Disagreeing with presidential actions is one thing, but opining on the psychology behind his decisions shows ignorance. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026

The New York Times is cheering them on, opining in a recent editorial that artificially raising the prices of legal cannabis through higher taxes and fees will dissuade adults from consuming it. — Paul Armentano, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026

In some cases, your job ends after reviewing and opining on early legal filings. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

Top executives from the largest AI companies were in Davos this week, opining on how the technology should evolve and what that will mean for economic growth. — John Kell, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026

Tuesday’s discussion included a question and answer session, which turned into several attendees opining about the criminal justice system more generally, along with other topics. — Ryan Oehrli january 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026

With a $50 million bounty on his head, the CIA openly active in Caracas and US forces mustering in the Caribbean, pundits and politicians throughout the Americas are opining on the Venezuelan president’s fate. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025

Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could be as bad or worse than the 2000 bust are uninformed or ahistorical. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025