Meaning & use

opinionation

noun·Academic

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The tendency to hold and express strong personal opinions, often persistently or dogmatically.

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His constant opinionation made it hard for the meeting to reach a compromise.

The critic's reviews were marked by sharp wit and unapologetic opinionation.

A note on using this word

Opinionation is a rarer, more formal-sounding relative of the everyday adjective "opinionated."

Words with a similar meaning

opinionatednessdogmatism

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Words with an opposite meaning

open-mindedness

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