opinion
Judgment, not fact
An opinion is a belief or judgment not necessarily based on proof or certainty.
Opinions contrast with facts: That's just your opinion.
Everyone has opinions on topics from politics to pizza toppings.
A professional opinion carries more weight—a doctor's opinion, a lawyer's opinion.
To form or hold an opinion is to have one; to express or voice it is to share it.
Attitude or spatial rendering
- standpointPosition for judgment
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
position · angle · vantage · lens · framework · mindset · worldview · paradigm
Critical written assessment
- criticismJudgment of faults
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- analysisMethodical study of parts
feedback · assessment · appraisal · pan · censure · evaluation · take · hot take
Firmly held belief
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- notionImprecise mental impression
- ideaMental formation
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
conception · assumption · supposition · conjecture · hypothesis · impression · inclination · feeling
Official court decision
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- rulingFormal legal determination
finding · determination · conclusion · decision · decree · pronouncement · adjudication · estimation
Systematic data collection
- pollGathering of opinions
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
straw poll · canvass · pollster · approval rating · favorability · focus group
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
favoritism · slant · one-sidedness · partisanship · bent · tendency · inclination
Notice recommending action
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- counselExpert guidance offered
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- recommendationAdvised course of action
prognosis · diagnosis · dissent · concurrence
perspective
Attitude or spatial rendering
- standpointPosition for judgment
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- outlookAttitude toward the future
stance · position · angle · vantage · lens · framework · mindset · worldview · paradigm · interpretation
review
Critical written assessment
- criticismJudgment of faults
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
analysis · feedback · assessment · appraisal · pan · censure · evaluation · take · hot take · critique
conviction
Firmly held belief
thought · conception · assumption · supposition · conjecture · hypothesis · impression · inclination · feeling · sentiment
verdict
Official court decision
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- appraisalEstimation of worth
ruling · finding · determination · conclusion · decision · decree · pronouncement · adjudication · estimation · reckoning
survey
Systematic data collection
- pollGathering of opinions
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- samplingExtracting subset for study
referendum · straw poll · canvass · pollster · approval rating · favorability · focus group
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
leaning · favoritism · slant · one-sidedness · partisanship · bent · tendency · inclination
advisory
Notice recommending action
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- counselExpert guidance offered
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
recommendation · prognosis · diagnosis · dissent · concurrence
voice
Sound from throat
air · offer · venture · volunteer · hold · form · assert · profess · espouse · editorialize
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- class discussionquestion, answer, comment, response, share
- comentariosfeedback
- criticismcriticism, critique, review, feedback, judgment
- Critics & Reviewsreview, rating, critique, commentary, evaluation
- feedbackcomment, comments, constructive, complaint, reviews
opinionfact
Verifiable piece of information
reality · truth · evidence · proof · objective truth
opinioncertainty
Total absence of doubt
knowledge · doubt · uncertainty · conviction · assurance
opinionknowledge
Understood facts and skills
understanding · comprehension · expertise · wisdom · insight
- 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
opinions, opinionated, public opinion, opining, opinion poll, unopinionated, opinion pieces, opinion polls, overopinionated