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opinion

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of opinion

1 an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge

  • a number of voters expressed the opinion that all politicians, regardless of party affiliation, are corrupt
Synonyms of opinion

belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment (or judgement), mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view
Words Related to opinion

say

impression, perception, take

attitude

assumption, presumption, presupposition

conclusion, decision, determination

deliverance, esteem, estimate, estimation

credence, credit, faith

concept, conception, idea, thought

position, stance, stand

comment, obiter dictum, observation, reflection, remark

conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory

advice, input, recommendation, suggestion

angle, outlook, perspective, shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint

counterview
Near Antonyms of opinion

fact, truth

2 a position arrived at after consideration

  • after reviewing the evidence, the athletic board came to the opinion that the team be disqualified for recruiting violations
Synonyms of opinion

award, call, conclusion, decision, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), resolution, verdict
Words Related to opinion

behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word

last word, say-so

adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence

choice, option, selection

consensus

belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, view
Near Antonyms of opinion

deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie

Synonym Discussion of opinion

opinion, view, belief, conviction, persuasion, sentiment mean a judgment one holds as true. opinion implies a conclusion thought out yet open to dispute.
    • each expert seemed to have a different opinion
view suggests a subjective opinion.
    • very assertive in stating his views
belief implies often deliberate acceptance and intellectual assent.
    • a firm belief in her party's platform
conviction applies to a firmly and seriously held belief.
    • the conviction that animal life is as sacred as human
persuasion suggests a belief grounded on assurance (as by evidence) of its truth.
    • was of the persuasion that everything changes
sentiment suggests a settled opinion reflective of one's feelings.
    • her feminist sentiments are well-known

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