opines
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Opines means to express an opinion, often with an implication that the speaker is being somewhat pompous or presumptuous in doing so: He opined that the movie was overrated.
The word carries a slightly formal or ironic tone, suggesting the opinion offered may be more confident than warranted.
Common in journalism to attribute statements without endorsing them.
Modes of being
- declaresStates openly and firmly
- assertsStates as true
- pronouncesUtters with articulation
- professesDeclares openly, perhaps falsely
proclaims · voices · articulates · expresses · verbalizes · remarks · comments · observes
Regards as true
- thinksEngages in mental activity
- holdsKeeps in possession
- maintainsKeeps in condition
- presumesAccepts without confirmation
assumes · supposes · trusts · accepts · takes · considers · regards · feels
Expresses opinions publicly
- pontificatesSpeaks in dogmatic manner
- analyzesExamines in detail
- critiquesEvaluative analyses of work
- reviewsPublished critical assessments
annotates · interprets · explicates · elucidates · reflects · discourses · weighs in · expounds
Brings to an end
- determinesSettles or concludes
- assessesJudges worth or quality
- evaluatesJudges quality or value
- appraisesEstimates value or quality
estimates · reckons · deems · considers · judges · finds · decides · infers
Sights or stances
- seesPerceives with eyes
- regardsGood wishes sent
- perceivesBecomes aware of something
- interpretsExplains the meaning of
frames · approaches · considers · takes · construes · reads · understands · conceives
states
Modes of being
- declaresStates openly and firmly
- assertsStates as true
- pronouncesUtters with articulation
professes · proclaims · voices · articulates · expresses · verbalizes · remarks · comments · observes · notes
believes
Regards as true
presumes · assumes · supposes · trusts · accepts · takes · considers · regards · feels · senses
editorializes
Expresses opinions publicly
- pontificatesSpeaks in dogmatic manner
- analyzesExamines in detail
- critiquesEvaluative analyses of work
reviews · annotates · interprets · explicates · elucidates · reflects · discourses · weighs in · expounds · commentates
concludes
Brings to an end
- determinesSettles or concludes
- assessesJudges worth or quality
- evaluatesJudges quality or value
appraises · estimates · reckons · deems · considers · judges · finds · decides · infers · surmises
views
Sights or stances
interprets · frames · approaches · considers · takes · construes · reads · understands · conceives
- Agrobacterium
- 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