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opinionative

opinionative

8.2
Being stubborn about your own beliefs and refusing other views
  • adjective
  • /əˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪv/
translation icon : opinionado
  • The opinionative participant refused to accept any viewpoint that contradicted his own.

Examples

  • Her opinionative attitude often led to heated arguments in meetings.

  • It can be hard to work with someone as opinionative as Greg.

  • He is very opinionative about politics.

  • Don't be so opinionative in discussions!

  • Her opinionative nature made it difficult for her to compromise during discussions.

  • He was known for his opinionative stance on various issues, often disregarding other perspectives.

  • The opinionative debate resulted in no agreement as everyone stuck to their own views.

Synonyms

stubborn
vsopinionative
217 2.9

Not willing to change your mind even when others try to persuade you

holds specifically to personal opinions rather than any general attitude
adamant
vsopinionative
72 6.8

Not willing to change one's mind even when others disagree

is about obstinate holding of personal opinions rather than mere firmness
opinionated
vsopinionative
30 5.5

Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others

is similar but stresses stubbornness without the unreasonable quality
obstinate
vsopinionative
16 7.5

Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you

is about stubbornness in holding views rather than broad behaviour
intransigent
vsopinionative
8 8.1

Not willing to change views or agree with others

is about sticking to one's own opinions rather than formal negotiation stance
obdurate
vsopinionative
3 8.8

A person who refuses to change their opinion or behaviour even when others try to persuade them

emphasises holding personal views firmly rather than general refusal to act
illiberal
vsopinionative
2 8.2

Not willing to accept other people's opinions or beliefs

is focused on holding stubborn personal views rather than general intolerance
stiff-necked
vsopinionative
1 8.1

Not willing to change your mind or actions

is narrower, naming stubbornness in opinion rather than general attitude
pertinacious
vsopinionative
  • Formal
1 9.8

Refusing to change an opinion or plan

is focused on keeping personal views obstinately rather than action plans
as stubborn as an anvil
vsopinionative
  • Informal
9.2

Refusing to change an opinion even when people give reasons

is similar but denotes ordinary persistent holding of one's opinions
self-opinionated
vsopinionative
8.2

Someone who is always sure their ideas are right and refuses to change, even when they are wrong

is about firm holding of views without the self-important attitude
dogmatical
vsopinionative
9.5

Holding an opinion as certainly true even without proof

is about stubbornly keeping views rather than claiming absolute truth

Antonyms

80 3.7

Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views

52 4.1

Willing to listen to and accept new ideas

How Opinionated

dogmatic
18 7.9
opinionative
8.2
opinionated
30 5.5
open-minded
80 3.7

Surface Forms

opinionative positive

Morphology

opinionative = opinion (semi-transparent) = opinion + ative

The meaning ('having opinions' or 'given to opinions') is derivable from 'opinion' + an adjectival suffix, but the specific form '-ative' is rare/nonstandard here (speakers usually use 'opinionated'), so learners may find it unexpected.

Etymology

Opinionative comes from the familiar word opinion ('a belief' or 'a view') with an ending that makes it describe a person, like in opinionated. So an opinionative person stubbornly holds their own views and is hard to change.