OPINION

A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

Example: "My opinion differs from yours"

• persuasion  12
• sentiment  11
• thought  14
• view  10

• belief  11

• idea  5
• judgement  20
• judgment  19
• mind  7
• • eyes  7
  • parti pris
  • preconceived idea
  • preconceived notion
  • preconceived opinion
  • preconception  21
  • prepossession  17
  • pole  6
  • political sympathies
  • politics  12
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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

Example: "His opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

• view  10

• content  9
• message  10
• subject matter
• substance  13

• adverse opinion
• conjecture  21
• guess  6
• hypothesis  21
• • speculation  15
  • supposition  15
  • surmisal  10
  • surmise  9
  • position  10
  • side  5
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A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

Example: "He asked for a poll of public opinion"

• popular opinion
• public opinion
• vox populi

The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

Example: "Opinions are usually written by a single judge"

• judgement  20
• judgment  19
• legal opinion

• instrument  12
• legal document
• legal instrument
• official document

• concurring opinion
• dissenting opinion
• majority opinion
• fatwah  15
• • dictum  11
  • obiter dictum
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The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

• ruling  7

• judgement  20
• judgment  19
• judicial decision

• fatwa  11

A vague idea in which some confidence is placed

Example: "His impression of her was favorable"

• belief  11
• feeling  11
• impression  14
• notion  6

• idea  5
• thought  14

• presence  12
• effect  14
• first blush
• hunch  13
• • intuition  9
  • suspicion  13
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