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Definition of opinion : 1. Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
2. Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
3. That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or action.
4. The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a counselor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted.
5. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
6. To opine.

Synonyms:

perspective, assessment, survey, sight, effect, sagacity, depression, thinking, horizon, sentiment, feeling, whim, surmise, flavour, stamp, picture, judging, reliance, point of view, sound judgment, feel, scene, judgement, verdict, guess, ruling, eyeshot, sagaciousness, cerebration, spirit, mind, aspect, intuitive feeling, purview, thought process, smell, popular opinion, judicial decision, appraisal, impression, assurance, touch, inclination, tone, judgment, touch sensation, evaluation, vox populi, imprint, assent, whimsy, presupposition, prospect, panorama, viewpoint, persuasion, vista, flavor, discernment, tactile sensation, mentation, conclusion, confidence, perspicacity, printing, suspicion, fancy, credit, intellection, sound judgement, mental picture, look, public opinion, suasion, legal opinion, estimation, tactual sensation, whimsey

conviction, trust, doctrine, postulate, dogma, faith, view, tenet, philosophy, thought, certitude, credence, creed

ideation, conception, notion, inkling, perception, observation, theory, plan, design, image, reflection, vision, brainstorm, inspiration, supposition

inference, principle, text, question, theorem, idea, concept, point, subject, assumption, theme, matter, presumption, issue, basis, problem, consideration, statement, paradigm, exposition, motif, topic, belief, axiom, query

contention, essay, hypothesis, article, discussion, thesis, position, assertion, argument, examination, research, commentary, criticism, analysis, conjecture, postulation, interpolation, premise, dissertation, critique

Usage examples:

• It's my opinion- whatever that's worth! - "The Chestermarke Instinct", J. S. Fletcher.
• This, however, would not have troubled her- she was so entirely of the same opinion herself. - "Delia Blanchflower", Mrs. Humphry Ward.
• " Upon my soul," he said with a laugh, " you must have a nice opinion of both of us." - "Sanctuary", Edith Wharton.