OPINIONS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

opinions

noun

plural of opinion

as in beliefs

an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge a number of voters expressed the opinion that all politicians, regardless of party affiliation, are corrupt

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facts
truths

as in decisions

a position arrived at after consideration after reviewing the evidence, the athletic board came to the opinion that the team be disqualified for recruiting violations

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Recent Examples of opinions The technology does not have opinions about its own existence. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Their opinions were decidedly split about whether these tools were useful out of the box, without a ton of oversight and training by the user. — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026 Quarterback will forever remain arguably the most difficult position in all sports yet the one that draws the most unsolicited—and sometimes nonsensical—opinions. — Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Because Atwater is a cop, sometimes the hard part for me was wrapping my mind around how a cop would think and what a cop’s opinions would be. — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 Fastidious critics are left with nothing but crumbs to scatter on a trail of discussion leading to the door of a theatre, and readers have to extrapolate critics’ full opinions from the fragmentary account that could be written before release. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026 Some sports broadcasters have inserted their opinions into societal issues more and more over the years. — Bobby Burack , Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 But on key predictors of vote choice, especially presidential approval and economic evaluations, the opinions of independents appear to be closer to those of Democrats than to Republicans. — Julio Borquez, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 When backup guard Sophie Cunningham said transgender women should be kept out of women's sports, supporters of both opinions started showing up at games. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

David Jolly is the son of a preacher man, but has vowed never to use his religion as a cudgel against anyone’s beliefs.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Chuuraa Evgenia Arbugaeva (UK 2026, 18 min) A Sakha scientist journeys into Siberia’s melting permafrost, where the past emerges alongside ancestral beliefs.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of beliefs

Noun

Called Motor Decide, the tool is designed to help industries evaluate electric motor technologies and make informed decisions under uncertain market conditions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
The measure works largely by imposing deadlines on state agencies and courts to issue decisions quickly.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of decisions

Noun

Every year, Noting’s fan community elects a community board observer, a volunteer who attends the company’s quarterly board meetings and presents customers’ views on products and launches to its directors.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Alkaline water appeared as a purple blob on top-down and side views of the harbor.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of views

Noun

Much of its work, particularly on national security matters, remains shielded from public view, but some of the office’s conclusions have emerged in often dense legal opinions.

— Perry Stein, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Given the inherent volatility and randomness of postseason baseball, trying to draw permanent or predictive conclusions from small sample size outcomes is ultimately pointless.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclusions

Noun

That doesn’t just ease the minds of residents, the HOA president told the Herald, but equips them with data that could be used in potential litigation.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
The world is vast and people’s minds are just these amazing maelstroms, for good or for ill.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of minds

Noun

Kang also points to the pairing of family drama with a mystery that keeps forcing audiences to rethink both the characters and their own verdicts.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The verdicts followed a month-long trial that included testimony about one victim pleading for his life before the killings.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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