'opinion' definitions:
Definition of 'opinion'
(from WordNet)
noun
A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought]
noun
A message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: opinion, view]
noun
A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi]
noun
The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement]
noun
The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) [syn: opinion, ruling]
noun
A vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion]
Synonyms of 'opinion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admonition,
- advice,
- advising,
- advocacy,
- affect,
- affectivity,
- analyzing,
- appraisal,
- appraisement,
- appraising,
- appreciation,
- apprehension,
- assessing,
- assessment,
- assumption,
- attitude,
- belief,
- brief,
- briefing,
- caution,
- caveat,
- climate of opinion,
- common belief,
- community sentiment,
- conceit,
- concept,
- conception,
- conclusion,
- conjecture,
- consensus gentium,
- consideration,
- consultation,
- conviction,
- council,
- counsel,
- direction,
- emotion,
- emotivity,
- estimate,
- estimation,
- ethos,
- evaluating,
- evaluation,
- evaluative criticism,
- exhortation,
- expostulation,
- eye,
- fancy,
- feeling,
- feeling tone,
- gauging,
- general belief,
- guidance,
- hortation,
- idea,
- image,
- imago,
- impression,
- instruction,
- intellectual object,
- judgement,
- judgment,
- lights,
- measurement,
- memory-trace,
- mental attitude,
- mental image,
- mental impression,
- mind,
- monition,
- mystique,
- notion,
- observation,
- parley,
- perception,
- personal judgment,
- persuasion,
- point of view,
- popular belief,
- position,
- posture,
- presumption,
- prevailing belief,
- proposal,
- psychology,
- public belief,
- public opinion,
- ranking,
- rating,
- reaction,
- recept,
- reckoning,
- recommendation,
- reflection,
- remonstrance,
- representation,
- sentiment,
- sight,
- speculation,
- stance,
- suggestion,
- supposition,
- theory,
- think,
- thinking,
- thought,
- valuation,
- valuing,
- view,
- viewpoint,
- warning,
- way of thinking,
- weighing
Words containing 'opinion'
- opinionated,
- opinionative,
- adverse opinion,
- concurring opinion,
- difference of opinion,
- dissenting opinion,
- legal opinion,
- low opinion,
- majority opinion,
- minority opinion,
- opinion poll,
- popular opinion,
- preconceived opinion,
- public opinion,
- Self-opinion,
- Self-opinioned,
- public opinion poll,
- self-opinionated