opinionatedness

noun

1
as in obdurateness
a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion guests on that political talk show seem to be far more prized for their uninhibited opinionatedness than for any trace of reasonableness

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2
as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices in matters of religion, she seems to confuse self-righteous opinionatedness with godly devotion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opinionatedness
  1. persistence
  2. bigotry
  3. resolve
  4. intolerance
  5. persistency
  6. prejudice
  7. intransigence
  8. dogmatism
Noun
  • There’s something so beguiling about the obvious irony of the title, the perplexing insistence of the narrator, and the comic persistence of the ghost.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
  • Maintaining that level of persistence consistently across thousands of leads is operationally difficult for most human teams.
    — Chao-Ping Wu, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of persistence
Noun
  • After the Emancipation Proclamation, many still endured segregation, bigotry and the constant threat of racist violence.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • Like many Black members of sports media, Smith takes pride in his anti-White bigotry.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of bigotry
Noun
  • And so the trick for Putin will likely be to try to find a mechanism to disrupt and upset, without forcing a conventional test of transatlantic resolve.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The month Arrighetti just endured tested his resolve like few before it.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of resolve
Noun
  • Black children experience higher rates of lactose intolerance, which meant many of my kids went the entire school day without clean, safe drinking water and instead milk that gave them an upset stomach.
    — Joe Holberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • High amounts of whey may cause bloating and gas, especially in those with lactose intolerance or dairy sensitivity.
    — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 1 July 2026
Definition of intolerance
Noun
  • The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.
    — Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
Definition of persistency
Noun
  • Federal judge Aileen Cannon dismissed a lawsuit with prejudice on Monday, July 6, after poet Kimberly Marasco sued Swift, Aaron Dessner, Republic Records and Universal Music Group in February 2025, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Her initial lawsuit, filed in May 2024, was dismissed with prejudice in September 2025.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
Definition of prejudice
Noun
  • Fatigue with the stagnation inherent in contemporary democratic institutions is among the key factors that make the promise to break through intransigence by autocratic leaders attractive to a plurality of voters.
    — Wendell Wallach, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
  • Instead, the courts are dealing with intransigence from the city.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Definition of intransigence
Noun
  • When authenticity becomes uncompromising, candor turns belligerent, consistency becomes rigid, or principled decision-making morphs into dogmatism, even the best intentions can backfire.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of dogmatism
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