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Synonyms for opine

Most common

guess imagine suppose presume

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).

    I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.

  2. v. 2

    To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something).

    I had to opine on the situation because I thought a different perspective was in order.

Related words

Word family
opinion opinionated

Forms

Past participle
opined
e.g. opined → supposed, guessed, believed, imagined…

Example sentences

  • guess I guess the time of reckoning has arrived at last.
  • imagine We are never as happy or as unhappy as we imagine.
  • suppose I suppose we're a little too indulgent to the dog.
  • presume Don't presume to tell me how to raise my children!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
opinerising
guessrising
imaginerising
supposerising
presumesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
deem1, ween
5 letters
think1, guess1, judge1, fancy2, infer2
6 letters
esteem2, reckon2
7 letters
believe2, imagine3, suppose2, presume2, surmise2
8 letters
consider3, conceive2
9 letters
apprehend3
10 letters
conjecture3, animadvert

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
opiner
Italiano
annuire
Español
opinar
Català
opinar