An opinion is shocking only if it is a conviction.
Source: tatoeba (1865)
Opinion
/əˈpɪn.jən/
Synonyms for "opinion" (185 found)
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Closest matches (37)
admonitionadviceadvisingadvocacyaffectaffectivityanalysisanalyzingappraisalappraisementappraisingappreciationapprehensionassessingassessmentassumptionattitudebeliefbriefbriefing
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cautioncaveatclimate of opinioncommentcommon beliefcommunity sentimentconceitconceptconceptionconclusionconjecture
Strong matches (56)
consensus gentiumconsiderationconsultationconvictioncouncilcounselcriticismdirectiondoctrineemotionemotivityestimateestimationethosevaluatingevaluationevaluative criticismexhortationexpostulationeye
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fancyfavorfeelingfeeling tonegauginggeneral beliefguidancehortationideaidealimageimagoimpressioninstructionintellectual objectjudgementjudgmentlightsmeasurementmemory-tracemental attitudemental imagemental impressionmind
Noun(10 words)
court rulingcriminal law caseeditorialeditorializingfeelingidea ofimpressionimpressionsjudgementlegal opinion
Verb(1 words)
defend position
Adjective(1 words)
medical conclusion
Related words (92)
monitionmystiquenotionobservationopiateoutlookparleyperceptionpersonal judgmentpersuasionphilosophypoint of viewpopular beliefpositionposturepresumptionpresuppositionprevailing beliefpronouncementproposal
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psychologypublic beliefpublic opinionrankingratingreactionreceptreckoningrecommendationreflectionremonstrancerepresentationschoolsentimentsidesightspeculationstancestandsuggestionsuppositiontenettheorythesisthinkthinkingthoughtunderstandingvaluationvaluingviewviewpointvotewarningway of thinkingweighing
Adjective(3 words)
moral stancepersonal beliefsubjective assessment
Noun(32 words)
notionnotion of realitynotionsopinion piecepersonal viewpersuasionpersuasionspersuasive essaypointpoint of viewpolitical stancepopular opinionpositionpositionspublic opinionrulingsay the wordsentimentsentimentssight
Verb(1 words)
say on the matter
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18 entriesbeliefcompositioncontentessayideainstrumentjudgementjudgmentjudicial decisionlegal documentlegal instrumentmental statemessageofficial documentsubject mattersubstance
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7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesexpress an opinionopinion paragraphopinion pieceopinion writingsupporting reason
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Every opinion is a mixture of truth and mistakes.
Source: tatoeba (1870)
If two men always have the same opinion, one of them is unnecessary.
Source: tatoeba (1872)
Our opinion is an idea which we have; our conviction an idea which has us.
Source: tatoeba (1873)
Showing 4 of 22 available sentences.