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

Those walks often include his beloved family cockapoo Benson, though Bailey admits his longtime companion has become a bit more opinionated with age. — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Such opinionated defenses of the press still ring true today. — Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Maher helped create the opinionated political host, but by now has lived long enough to resent the purified partisan marketplace that followed. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026

Authentic, opinionated posts from real people will always outperform polished brand content. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026