opinions
What people think
Opinions are views or judgments formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
Everyone has opinions; the word often appears in contexts distinguishing subjective belief from objective truth: That's just your opinion.
To have a high opinion of someone is to regard them favorably.
Professional opinions carry more weight: a doctor's opinion, a legal opinion.
In my opinion signals that what follows is personal judgment rather than established fact.
Attitudes toward situations
- standpointsPositions for forming opinions
- viewsSights or stances
- stancesBody positions taken
- positionsLocations or viewpoints held
outlooks · angles · takes · sentiments · attitudes · mindsets · worldviews · vantage
Published critical assessments
- feedbackReturned response data
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- criticismsNegative evaluations of work
- appraisalsJudgments of worth
rebuttals · editorials · hot takes · remarks · pans · praise · endorsements · condemnations
Preformed negative judgments
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
one-sidedness · subjectivity · predispositions · partisanship · tendentiousness · slant · skew · leanings
Senses flavor or preferences
- likesFeels favorably toward
- dislikesMild negative feelings
- favoritesMost preferred choices
- choicesAvailable options to pick
inclinations · predilections · leanings · affinities · fondness · penchants · proclivities · desires
Formal judgments of value
- evaluationsFormal judgments of quality
- verdictsFormal trial conclusions
- conclusionsJudgments reached through reasoning
- appraisalsJudgments of worth
estimations · determinations · rulings · pronouncements · calls · characterizations · diagnoses · inferences
Strongly held beliefs
- doctrinesCodified belief systems
- tenetsFoundational beliefs of doctrine
- creedsFormal declarations of faith
- ideologiesSystematic political belief frameworks
principles · dogmas · faiths · credos · axioms · certainties · orthodoxies · assertions
perspectives
Attitudes toward situations
- standpointsPositions for forming opinions
- viewsSights or stances
- stancesBody positions taken
positions · outlooks · angles · takes · sentiments · attitudes · mindsets · worldviews · vantage · frameworks
reviews
Published critical assessments
- feedbackReturned response data
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- criticismsNegative evaluations of work
appraisals · rebuttals · editorials · hot takes · remarks · pans · praise · endorsements · condemnations · dissents
prejudices
Preformed negative judgments
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
stereotypes · one-sidedness · subjectivity · predispositions · partisanship · tendentiousness · slant · skew · leanings · blind spots
tastes
Senses flavor or preferences
choices · inclinations · predilections · leanings · affinities · fondness · penchants · proclivities · desires · interests
assessments
Formal judgments of value
- evaluationsFormal judgments of quality
- verdictsFormal trial conclusions
- conclusionsJudgments reached through reasoning
appraisals · estimations · determinations · rulings · pronouncements · calls · characterizations · diagnoses · inferences · analyses
convictions
Strongly held beliefs
- doctrinesCodified belief systems
- tenetsFoundational beliefs of doctrine
- creedsFormal declarations of faith
ideologies · principles · dogmas · faiths · credos · axioms · certainties · orthodoxies · assertions · contentions
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- customer'sneeds, wants, preferences, expectations, satisfaction
- intangiblesabstraction, ideas, trust, concept, morale
- perspectivesviewpoints, viewpoint, point of view, POV, angles
- reviewsreview, reviews, rating, ratings, critic
- submissionssubmit, query letter, application, entry, request
opinionsfacts
Verifiable pieces of truth
truths · evidence · realities · data · hard facts
opinionsknowledge
Understood facts and skills
certainties · convictions · axioms · self-evident truths · givens
opinionsconsensus
General group agreement
orthodoxy · dogma · received wisdom · common knowledge · conventional wisdom
- 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