Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opinionated

/əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: opin-ion-at-ed
IPA: /əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of opinionate

adj

Having very strong opinions.

adj

Holding to one's own opinion obstinately and unreasonably.

adj

Infused with opinions rather than wholly objective.

adj

Enforcing one particular approach instead of offering options and flexibility.

Example Sentences

"Her dad is so opinionated that when he's around it is hard to simply relax and have a light conversation."
"Her dad is so opinionated that the others' preferences were overridden and no one had any fun on the outing."
"His essay was opinionated, which was a problem because the assignment had been to write a factual analysis."
"an opinionated framework"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/
British English: /əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/

Inflected Forms

more opinionated (comparative) most opinionated (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonopinionated opinionatedly opinionatedness overopinionated

Phrases

self-opinionated

Synonyms

opinionative self-opinionated

Antonyms

unopinionated

Questions

How do you pronounce opinionated?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/.
What does opinionated mean?: simple past and past participle of opinionate

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