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as in stubborn
given to or marked by the forceful expression of strongly held opinions
those talk shows want opinionated pundits, not cautious, diffident debaters
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as in adamant
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
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Recent Examples of opinionated
In contrast, statements of opinion, such as claiming that another person is mean or obnoxious, is subjective and opinionated commentary and not defamation.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 July 2024
The media was heavily involved and many people were very opinionated on the matter.
—Samuel Ford Stark, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
An opinionated misfit exposes the personal lives of his sister and new neighbors in a weekly column.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 May 2024
Google’s message board debate reflects long-simmering tension between Google’s opinionated employees and executives trying to tame the company’s sometimes freewheeling culture.
—Nico Grant, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 July 2024
The media was heavily involved and many people were very opinionated on the matter.
—Samuel Ford Stark, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
An opinionated misfit exposes the personal lives of his sister and new neighbors in a weekly column.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 May 2024
Google’s message board debate reflects long-simmering tension between Google’s opinionated employees and executives trying to tame the company’s sometimes freewheeling culture.
—Nico Grant, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opinionated
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Few modern artists do so much to persuade us that creative endeavor is a struggle—an anxious wrestling with the stubborn materials to hand, and a determination to plow on.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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This powerful, palm-sized tool hits the town on stubborn breakouts with a potent blend of blue (415 nm) and red (630 nm) light therapies.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Nobody was more adamant about getting rid of the SITDs than Gabe, who had to convince and cajole last holdout Sam to agree to the deal.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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During the early stages of the war, Waltz was engaged with Ukrainian civil society members and was adamant in his criticism of Moscow.Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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All of them are on journeys of discovery, on pilgrimages to purity, simplicity, or humility, understood not in dogmatic terms but in the living experience of human fragmentation and wholeness, suffering and redemption, pride and love.Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
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Deschamps has never been tactically dogmatic yet is struggling to find attacking balance.Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
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“Opinionated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opinionated. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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