The English Oracle

What's a word for someone who wants to voice opinions but not have them challenged?

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00:00 What'S A Word For Someone Who Wants To Voice Opinions But Not Have Them Challenged?
01:28 Answer 1 Score 5
01:43 Accepted Answer Score 13
02:09 Answer 3 Score 4
02:22 Answer 4 Score 4
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 13


Perhaps dogmatic?

Merriam-Webster: "expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct and cannot be doubted"

or, upon looking for synonyms for dogmatic, there's doctrinaire:

dictionary.com: "dogmatic about others' acceptance of one's ideas; fanatical: a doctrinaire preacher"




ANSWER 2

Score 5


I think self-rightous may fit:

  • confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.



ANSWER 3

Score 4


I would suggest autocratic, which is defined by oxforddictionaries.com as “taking no account of other people’s wishes or opinions”.




ANSWER 4

Score 4


My suggestion is a verb, but I think pontificate is a word that describes what this person does.

Per Wordnik, there are these definitions:

To act like a pontiff; to express one’s position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if they were absolutely correct.

To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.

Pontificate has the connotation that the person has spoken, and he or she will brook no argument or further discussion.