opine
State a view
To opine is to express an opinion, often with an air of authority or formality: He opined that the market would recover by spring.
The word carries a faintly pompous tone, suggesting someone holding forth rather than casually remarking.
It appears most often in journalism and legal writing.
Express opinion publicly
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
- commentBrief stated opinion
- observePerceive with attention
remark · expound · discourse · hold forth · sermonize · moralize · philosophize · muse
Express clearly, or well-spoken
proclaim · utter · verbalize · express · pronounce · enunciate · say · speak
Firmly held belief
- suppositionBelief without proof
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
speculation · hypothesis · surmise · postulate · presume · suppose · reckon · deem
editorialize
Express opinion publicly
observe · remark · expound · discourse · hold forth · sermonize · moralize · philosophize · muse · reflect
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
assert · proclaim · utter · verbalize · express · pronounce · enunciate · say · speak · remark
conviction
Firmly held belief
- suppositionBelief without proof
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- presumptionBelief held without proof
conjecture · speculation · hypothesis · surmise · postulate · presume · suppose · reckon · deem · hold
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- standpointPosition for judgment
- positionLocation or stance
outlook · take · slant · angle · view · sentiment · belief · notion · mind · thinking
assess
Judge worth or quality
judge · determine · reason · discern · adjudge · decide · rule · find · pronounce · decree
- chime ininterject, interrupt, butt in, cut in, jump in
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, value judgment
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
opinekeep quiet
Remain silent
remain silent · hold one's tongue · say nothing · bite one's tongue · keep mum
opinemeasure
Unit of quantity
prove · demonstrate · verify · establish · confirm
opinemumble
Speak softly, indistinctly
hedge · equivocate · mutter · waffle · hem and haw
- in my opinionSubjective viewpoint marker
- second opinionAdditional expert consultation
- public opinionSociety's shared attitudes
- honest opinionTruthful personal assessment
- popular opinionWidely held belief
- difference of opinionOpposing viewpoints between parties