| VERB | communication | opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert, sound off | express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation / hesitation |
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| cognition | opine, think, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess | expect, believe, or suppose |
| Sounds | owpay'n | |
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| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation / hesitation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | speak up, speak out, animadvert, sound off | |
| Narrower | editorialize, editorialise | insert personal opinions into an objective statement |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Spanish | opinar | |
| Catalan | opinar | |
| Adjectives | opinionative | obstinate in your opinions |
| Nouns | opinion | a message expressing a belief about something |
| Meaning | Expect, believe, or suppose. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | think, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess | |
| Narrower | suspect | hold in suspicion |
| Broader | expect, anticipate | regard something as probable or likely |
| Spanish | creer, imaginar, opinar, pensar, suponer | |
| Catalan | creure, imaginar, opinar, pensar, suposar | |
| Nouns | opinion | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty |
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