opinionative
- adjective
- /əˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪv/
- The opinionative participant refused to accept any viewpoint that contradicted his own.
Examples
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Her opinionative attitude often led to heated arguments in meetings.
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It can be hard to work with someone as opinionative as Greg.
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He is very opinionative about politics.
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Don't be so opinionative in discussions!
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Her opinionative nature made it difficult for her to compromise during discussions.
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He was known for his opinionative stance on various issues, often disregarding other perspectives.
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The opinionative debate resulted in no agreement as everyone stuck to their own views.
Synonyms
Not willing to change your mind even when others try to persuade you
Not willing to change one's mind even when others disagree
Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
Not willing to change views or agree with others
A person who refuses to change their opinion or behaviour even when others try to persuade them
Not willing to accept other people's opinions or beliefs
Not willing to change your mind or actions
Refusing to change an opinion or plan
Refusing to change an opinion even when people give reasons
Someone who is always sure their ideas are right and refuses to change, even when they are wrong
Holding an opinion as certainly true even without proof
Antonyms
How Opinionated
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.