Synonyms of opinionated

opinionated

adjective

ə-ˈpin-yə-ˌnā-təd 

1

as in opinioned

given to or marked by the forceful expression of strongly held opinions

those talk shows want opinionated pundits, not cautious, diffident debaters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opinioned
• opinionative
• stubborn
• adamant
• dogmatic
• doctrinaire
• pontifical
• self-opinionated
• obstinate
• headstrong
• rigid
• mulish
• implacable
• pigheaded
• hardheaded
• unbending
• obdurate
• pertinacious
• adamantine
• self-willed
• inflexible
• unyielding
• perverse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undogmatic
• latitudinarian
• broadminded
• receptive
• open-minded
• open
• undoctrinaire

2

as in stubborn

sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion

an opinionated professor who often clashes with students who dare to disagree with him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stubborn
• adamant
• steadfast
• hardened
• headstrong
• obstinate
• obsessive
• bullheaded
• intransigent
• hardheaded
• willful
• uncompromising
• implacable
• inflexible
• unbending
• obdurate
• pigheaded
• mulish
• pertinacious
• unyielding
• self-opinionated
• immovable
• ossified
• unrelenting
• determined
• hard-nosed
• dogged
• hard
• pat
• self-willed
• adamantine
• strict
• persistent
• perverse
• stiff-necked
• relentless
• inconvincible
• tenacious
• stern
• iron
• cantankerous
• unflinching
• defiant
• resolved
• narrow-minded
• rigid
• deaf to reason
• wrongheaded
• wayward
• severe
• single-minded
• hard-line
• hidebound
• inexorable
• uncooperative
• unruly
• anal-retentive
• intractable
• contumacious
• stouthearted
• disobedient
• mutinous
• indomitable
• firm
• unmanageable
• recalcitrant
• hard-shell
• cussed
• insubordinate
• contrary
• bloody-minded
• confirmed
• refractory
• inveterate
• ungovernable
• invincible
• demanding
• set
• insurgent
• froward
• hell-bent
• unconquerable
• exacting
• unregenerate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flexible
• agreeable
• compliant
• pliable
• acquiescent
• amenable
• docile
• pliant
• submissive
• obedient
• responsive
• tractable
• complying
• receptive
• yielding
• willing
• accepting
• reasonable
• manageable
• placable
• temperate
• persuadable
• relenting
• subservient
• slavish
• governable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opinionated

And neither was Stills, who was too opinionated for then-head coach Brian Flores, and Drake, who was a challenge to manage, and Fitzpatrick, who disliked the Dolphins culture, and probably still does since he was recently traded to the New York Jets for a bag of chips (a 2026 seventh-round pick). —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026

Starring Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield, The Neighborhood revolves around a friendly Midwestern white family who moves into a predominantly Black neighborhood in Pasadena, CA, clashing with their skeptical, opinionated patriarch neighbor, Calvin Butler (Cedric the Entertainer). —Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026

This exploration not only enhances her artistic practice but also reflects her opinionated and driven nature. —Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026

Unapologetic, opinionated and unfailingly authentic, the 39-year-old rarely hides his thoughts or feelings inside or outside the ropes. —Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026