opinionated
/əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/adjective, verb
opinionated is an adjective meaning “Having very strong opinions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-P-I-N-I-O-N-A-T-E-D and has 5 syllables, and it appears about once in every 1 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does opinionated mean?
adjective
- 1
Having very strong opinions.
Her dad is so opinionated that when he's around it is hard to simply relax and have a light conversation.
- 2
Holding to one's own opinion obstinately and unreasonably.
Her dad is so opinionated that the others' preferences were overridden and no one had any fun on the outing.
- 3
Infused with opinions rather than wholly objective.
His essay was opinionated, which was a problem because the assignment had been to write a factual analysis.
- 4
Enforcing one particular approach instead of offering options and flexibility.
an opinionated framework
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of opinionate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce opinionated?
- UK /əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/
- US /əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/
- US [əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.ɾɪd]
Opinionated has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-opinionated.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of opinionated
- more opinionated comparative
- most opinionated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is opinionated?
Opinionated appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Opinionated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | opiniâtre, obstiné |
| German | dogmenbehaftet, eigensinnig , besserwisserisch, rechthaberisch |
| Portuguese | opinoso, opiniático , teimoso |
| Spanish | casado con su opinión / dictamen, muy opinador / opinante, aferrado al juicio propio , ergotista, respondón, sabiondo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.