opinion
1. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty (Freq. 21)
- my opinion differs from yours
- I am not of your persuasion
- what are your thoughts on Haiti?
• Syn:
sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
• Derivationally related forms:
think (for: thought), view (for: view), opine
• Hypernyms:
belief
• Hyponyms:
idea, judgment, judgement, mind, eyes,
preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion,
pole, politics, political sympathies
2. a message expressing a belief about something;
the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof (Freq. 4)
- his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page
• Syn:
view
• Derivationally related forms:
view (for: view), opine
• Hypernyms:
message, content, subject matter, substance
• Hyponyms:
adverse opinion, guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise,
surmisal, speculation, hypothesis, side, position
3. a belief or sentiment shared by most people;
the voice of the people (Freq. 3)
- he asked for a poll of public opinion
• Syn:
public opinion, popular opinion, vox populi
• Hypernyms:
belief
4. the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision (Freq. 2)
- opinions are usually written by a single judge
• Syn:
legal opinion, judgment, judgement
• Derivationally related forms:
judge (for: judgment)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
• Hyponyms:
concurring opinion, dissenting opinion, majority opinion, fatwah, obiter dictum, dictum
5. the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
ruling
• Derivationally related forms:
rule (for: ruling)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
judgment, judgement, judicial decision
• Hyponyms:
fatwa
• Instance Hyponyms:
Bakke decision
6. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- his impression of her was favorable
- what are your feelings about the crisis?
- it strengthened my belief in his sincerity
- I had a feeling that she was lying
• Syn:
impression, feeling, belief, notion
• Derivationally related forms:
believe (for: belief), feel (for: feeling), impressionistic (for: impression)
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
• Hyponyms:
presence, effect, first blush, intuition, hunch, suspicion
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