self-opinionated
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlfəˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪd/
- She often gives self-opinionated advice without considering other perspectives.
Examples
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His self-opinionated attitude makes it difficult for him to accept constructive criticism.
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You're goddamn too self-opinionated... -
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You're too goddamn self-opinionated, now shut up.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's the kind of weak-arsed, self-opinionated arguments they love over there... i.e.
Blog text (18) -
Many find his self-opinionated views on politics hard to tolerate.
Synonyms
Being sure you are much more important than other people
Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others
Thinking you are much better than other people
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
Not willing to change views or agree with others
Being stubborn about your own beliefs and refusing other views
Being confident and forceful when you speak or act, sometimes sounding rude
Thinking you are better than other people
Antonyms
How Opinionated
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-opinionated = opinionated (transparent) = self + opinion
The adjective is formed by prefixing 'self-' to the familiar adjective 'opinionated', yielding the expected meaning of holding one's own views strongly.
Etymology
Self-opinionated comes from self- meaning 'oneself' and opinion meaning 'a view or belief'. So, a self-opinionated person is full of their own views and often thinks their ideas are best, making them stubborn about other people's opinions.