
How many different ways can you say I THINK…?
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW SYNONYMS TO GET AN ADVANCED LEVEL IN ENGLISH.
Useful phrases to express your opinion:
- In my opinion, …
- In my eyes, …
- To my mind, …
- As far as I am concerned, …
- Speaking personally, …
- From my point of view, …
- As for me / As to me, …
- My view / opinion / belief / impression / conviction is that …
- I hold the view that …
- I would say that …
- It seems to me that …
- I am of the opinion that …
- My impression is that …
- I am under the impression that …
- It is my impression that …
- I have the feeling that …
- My own feeling on the subject is that …
- I have no doubt that …
- I am sure / I am certain that …
- I think / consider / find / feel / believe / suppose / presume / assume/reckon that …
- I hold the opinion that …
- I dare say that …
- I guess that …
- I bet that ….
- I gather that …
- It goes without saying that …
- In my point of view
- From where I am standing
- I hold a strong opinion on/about
- I have reason to believe
- It´s a matter of opinion, but…
- I have the suspicion that
- I share your opinion on
- The way I see it is…
- It seems obvious to me that
To express general opinions, a great thing to do is to use “the impersonal passive”:
- It is thought that
- It is generally believed that
- It is said that
- It is widely known that
- It is often stated that
You can also make reference to the general public:
- Most people think that
- The majority of people believe
- People say that
- Everyone thinks that
- Everybody believes that
For some speaking practice on the topic of opinions, see HERE and HERE
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