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Antonyms for opine

Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-pahyn
Phonetic Transcription : oʊˈpaɪn

Definition of opine

Origin :
  • "express an opinion," mid-15c., from Middle French opiner (15c.) and directly from Latin opinari "have an opinion, be of opinion, suppose, conjecture, think, judge," perhaps related to optare "to desire, choose" (see option). Related: Opined; opining.
  • verb think
Example sentences :
  • A pretty large pile of building, I opine, and a pretty long job!
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • The reason is, I opine, that each doth wait for his neighbour to make a move.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "He is of the family of the Iscariot, I should opine," answered the Gascon.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "I opine that the granddaughter should be got rid of," said the Colonel.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
  • I opine that the same judgment might be passed upon a great many?
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • Not that I opine this will be necessary, only if it should I should like to know.
  • Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II (of II) » by Edmund Downey
  • "It will not be very difficult, I opine," said the young man, laughingly.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • I opine we shall occasion a good deal of trouble to that old party.
  • Extract from : « The Little Man (From Six Short Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • I can only opine that my blood is not thinning with the desired celerity.
  • Extract from : « Fibble, D. D. » by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
  • Not many will be prevented by previous engagements, I opine.
  • Extract from : « The Dragon of Wantley » by Owen Wister

Synonyms for opine

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