to have a mind of one's own
/hæv ɐ mˈaɪnd ʌv wˈʌnz ˈoʊn/
phraseto be capable of making one's own decisions without being influenced by others
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1. These crabs, they have a mind of their own.
2. At times, playing on 4G LTE meant frozen screens, choppy audio and controls having a mind of their own and Stadia itself isn't ready to fully take on video game consoles.
3. Narrator: If you have a cat or have ever been around one, you know that they tend to have a mind of their own.
4. They do have a mind of their own.
5. Worst of all, he had a mind of his own.
heresy
/ˈhɛɹəsi/
nounan opinion that is profoundly against the official principles of a particular religion
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1. Messonnier's warnings were heresy.
2. The eternal subordination of the Son or the Father is heresy, et cetera.
3. Heresies are neat.
4. "It's heresy."
5. The heresy is a question of language.
hue
/ˈhju/
nouna type of attitude, belief, or opinion one has
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1. Most colored diamonds owe their hue to some kind of chemical impurity in their carbon lattice.
2. A sprinkling of white furnishings balances bolder hues.
3. When Emilia Clarke isn't wearing her platinum wig as the Mother of Dragons on Game of Thrones, for example, her go-to hue is warm brown.
4. As for the color, the white hue reflects the heat of the sun better than other colors.
5. Warm hues are reds, oranges, and yellows.
idea
/aɪˈdiə/
nounone's opinion or belief about something
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1. Some people thought Dr. Gall's ideas were wonderful.
2. I have no idea what's going on with Michelle right now.
3. Governments weren’t strangers to the idea of prohibition, either.
4. So now, he had two companies with visionary ideas but a thirst for funding.
5. Now ideas have this amazing property.
inflexible
/ˌɪnˈfɫɛksəbəɫ/
adjective(of a rule, opinion, etc.) fixed and not easily changed
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1. Very much giving you inflexible.
2. So, I've always been kind of inflexible.
3. This person is extremely inflexible in his thinking.
4. Yo' girl is incredibly stiff, inflexible.
5. Without treatment, the behavior and experience is inflexible and usually long-lasting.
intransigent
/ˌɪnˈtɹænsədʒənt/, /ˌɪnˈtɹænzədʒənt/
adjectiveunwilling to behave differently or change one’s opinions or attitude, especially in an unreasonable way
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1. As a result the North Vietnamese were intransigent and weren't negotiating and didn't think they had anything to negotiate because they thought that there was a possibility their armed forces would overrun the South Vietnamese.
2. One intransigent soldier was summarily court-martialed and shot.
3. We tend to think of it as an intransigent given.
4. We have other landlords who have been much more hard-nosed, and some have been totally intransigent.
5. The Apology presents Socrates right as presenting the most intransigent case for the philosopher as a radical critic or questioner of society.
mainstream
/ˈmeɪnˌstɹim/
nounthe opinions, activities, or methods that are considered normal because they are accepted by a majority of people
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1. Next, we mentioned mainstream.
2. In my old industry, finance, climate is now mainstream, too.
3. The Donald Trump's health story has gone mainstream.
4. And with mainstream adoption come the mainstream fans.
5. - Mainstream media focuses on climate change.
maverick
/ˈmævɝɪk/, /ˈmævɹɪk/
nounan individual who thinks and behaves differently and independently
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1. Maverick, sit.
2. Here comes the maverick.
3. The end is inevitable, Maverick.
4. The end is inevitable, Maverick.
5. - Maverick is yellow.
maverick
/ˈmævɝɪk/, /ˈmævɹɪk/
adjective(of a person) thinking and behaving differently and independently
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1. Maverick, sit.
2. Here comes the maverick.
3. The end is inevitable, Maverick.
4. The end is inevitable, Maverick.
5. - Maverick is yellow.
moderate
/ˈmɑdɝˌeɪt/, /ˈmɑdɝət/
adjective(of a person or ideology) not extreme or radical and considered reasonable by a majority of people
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1. It's worth pointing out here that some meta-analyses suggest that antidepressants aren't any more effective than psychotherapy when symptoms are mild to moderate.
2. Journalists and author Cokie Roberts will moderate a discussion with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
3. Moderated by Jeffrey Rosen president and CEO National Constitution Center And Elizabeth Wydra, President Constitutional Accountability Center.
4. William’s conduct at first was moderate.
5. So he moderated the discussion.
moderate
/ˈmɑdɝˌeɪt/, /ˈmɑdɝət/
nouna person who is showing or having opinions or beliefs that are considered reasonable, especially about politics
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1. It's worth pointing out here that some meta-analyses suggest that antidepressants aren't any more effective than psychotherapy when symptoms are mild to moderate.
2. Journalists and author Cokie Roberts will moderate a discussion with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
3. Moderated by Jeffrey Rosen president and CEO National Constitution Center And Elizabeth Wydra, President Constitutional Accountability Center.
4. William’s conduct at first was moderate.
5. So he moderated the discussion.
mouthy
/ˈmaʊθi/
adjectivetalking a lot and expressing one's opinions forcefully, especially in a rude and offensive way
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1. C, they're a mouthy dynamo and my partner in crime fighting?
2. C. C, a mouthy dynamo-- I like it.
3. First and foremost, probably because I'm a mouthy woman.
4. You know what happens to mouthy students?
5. - I am just mouthy.
non-committal
/ˈnɑnkəˈmɪtəɫ/
adjectivenot expressing one's definite opinion or intention clearly, especially in an argument
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1. If people are being unreasonable in conversation, make a non-committal sound, like, whew.
2. It's so non-committal.
3. Oh, he is non-committal.
4. It's not non-committal.
5. - It's not non-committal.
opinion
/əˈpɪnjən/
nounone's feelings or thoughts about a particular subject, rather than a fact
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1. People opinion the faces of the speaking, succinctly.
2. - To settle opinions.
3. We share opinions.
4. Opinions masquerade as facts.
5. Opinions are divided.
opinionated
/əˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪd/
adjectivehaving strong opinions and not willing to change them
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1. So an opinionated narcissist likes this place?
2. I'm extremely opinionated.
3. We're just opinionated.
4. - Who is more opinionated?
5. - You're so opinionated, Eric.
pigheaded
/pˈɪɡhɛdᵻd/
adjectivepersisting to do things the way one sees fit and unwilling to change one's opinion, no matter how irrational it might seem
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pigheadedness
/pˈɪɡhɪdᵻdnəs/
nounthe fact of unreasonably refusing to change one's mind about something
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point of view
/pˈɔɪnt ʌv vjˈuː/
phrasea person's perspective or opinion on a particular matter
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1. Offering their points of view on this and the governor and the Secretary of State Theodore B. Olson:
2. We have points of view.
3. That tension reorients the audience's point of view.
4. A point of view describes someone’s perspective on something.
5. I understand their point of view.
position
/pəˈzɪʃən/
nounone’s opinion or judgment towards a specific subject
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1. The machine drops the pints into position and perfectly pumps in ice cream.
2. Position the lights in the room.
3. Position the chicken.
4. the dancers legs are changing position mid-air, back to front.
5. Position the dance.
prejudice
/ˈpɹɛdʒədɪs/
nounan unreasonable opinion or judgment based on dislike felt for a person, group, etc., particularly because of their race, sex, etc.
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1. We curse prejudice.
2. So the individual scientists may be prejudiced.
3. And therefore prejudice as dogma is declining.
4. It obviously prejudices the jury.
5. It prejudices the judge.
prejudiced
/ˈpɹɛdʒədəst/
adjectivehaving a preconceived opinion, idea, or belief about someone or something, particularly in an unreasonable way
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1. And he is not prejudiced, at all.
2. I'm not prejudiced.
3. You're like, "I'm not prejudiced."
4. One of the show's most shocking moments saw chef Mila, the first female to helm the galley on the hit Bravo franchise, making prejudiced comments to other members of Captain Sandy's crew.
5. I'm prejudiced.
remark
/ɹiˈmɑɹk/, /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/
nounsomething that is said that shows one's opinion of something
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1. -I resemble that remark.
2. The next column says remarks.
3. people would remark.
4. Contemporaries to these earlier peoples remark on their endurance and hardiness, their skill as horsemen, and the danger of their arrows.
5. "A good man, him," the boss boatman remarked to one of his mates.
right-minded
/ɹˈaɪtmˈaɪndᵻd/
adjectivehaving a set of opinions, principles, or standards of behavior that most people approve of
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1. It's like, "Why are we going to let these thugs have guns for goodness' sakes, and, and tell our police, our right-minded citizens, what to do?"
right-thinking
/ɹˈaɪtθˈɪŋkɪŋ/
adjectivehaving principles, standards, or opinions that other people approve of
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1. Any right-thinking printer or any right-thinking publisher would scoff at the presumption of a poet who demanded such a thing.
schizophrenic
/ˌʃɪzəˈfɹɛnɪk/
adjectiveconstantly switching between different paradoxical moods and opinions
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1. He's schizophrenic.
2. Are they schizophrenic?
3. Schizophrenics hear voices.
4. So some schizophrenics might just not talk.
5. Schizophrenics seem to really have more stressful family environments than non-schizophrenics.
self-opinionated
/sˈɛlfəpˈɪniənˌeɪɾᵻd/
adjectivebeing of an opinion that showcases high regards for oneself, especially in an arrogant manner
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self-regarding
/sˈɛlfɹɪɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ/
adjectivebeing obsessed with oneself in a self-righteous manner
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small-minded
/smˈɔːlmˈaɪndᵻd/
adjectivebeing solely interested in unimportant things and not willing to change one’s perspective, or consider other’s opinions
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1. And so society as a whole is somewhere between humans as a tribal and warring and just very small-minded animal species, and a species of the future that has just gotten way beyond that.
2. It's also an inner destination, a place with perspective, free of preoccupation with the petty and the small-minded.
3. Do you think the wizard is dumb, or like, Munchkins, so small-minded?
4. It's very much a jealous, envious small-minded way of thinking.
5. These are the small-minded matters of casual thieves with no imagination.
small-mindedness
/smˈɔːlmˈaɪndᵻdnəs/
nounthe quality of being inflexible and solely interested in unimportant things and unwilling to consider other’s opinions
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strong
/ˈstɹɔŋ/
adjective(of an opinion or belief) held in a way that is firm and determined
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1. I no longer felt strong or calm, and I began to cry bitterly.
2. Japanese companies also made major innovations in manufacturing that yielded low production costs and strong, consistent product quality.
3. The power of Jumanji is strong.
4. That Friday feeling is strong.
5. Seven is strong.
strong-minded
/stɹˈɔŋmˈaɪndᵻd/
adjectivehaving an independent mind with opinions and beliefs that are not easily influenced by others
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1. Nellie Bly was a very strong-minded woman.
2. I'm very strong-minded.
3. but it takes a very strong-minded person to decide that because I was born into this doesn't mean that this is gonna define the outcome of what my life and purpose on this earth is destined to be.
4. The Viking's wife, though strong-willed and strong-minded after the fashion of the times, became towards her daughter like any other weak anxious mother, because she knew that a spell rested over the terrible child.
5. She was classy, well-off, extremely strong-minded and a great beauty who had a liking for ballplayers.
stubborn
/ˈstəbɝn/
adjectiveunwilling to change one's attitude or opinion despite good reasons
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1. - Being stubborn.
2. - Being stubborn?
3. The old lady is a bit stubborn.
4. Oh, this thumb is stubborn.
5. Teachers are stubborn.
stubbornness
/ˈstəbɝnəs/, /ˈstəbɝnnəs/
nounthe determination not to change one’s attitude or opinion on something
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1. Dad: Stubbornness in getting something done or something like that.
2. Sometimes, this was because of stubbornness.
3. The next guy took stubbornness one step too far.
4. Because of people’s stubbornness, because they did not obey God’s laws.
5. Sounds like stubbornness to me.
unbending
/ˌənˈbɛndɪŋ/
adjectivehaving very strict beliefs and attitudes that are not going to to change
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1. We therefore ask this court to strike down Subsection K as unconstitutional, and thus save both infants and parents from its unbending harshness.
2. Once the judiciary learns that it can no longer say that the Constitution has an unbending rule against all intergovernmental taxation, judicial authority on Marbury's own terms fades, and the democratic process has to be respected.
3. They worked harshly in their sockets, with much friction, and each bending or unbending was accomplished only through a sheer exertion of will.
unprejudiced
/ʌnpɹˈɛdʒuːdɪst/
adjectivenot showing or having bias or distrust
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