Comment by bombcar

Opinionated in this context usually means “doing their own thing” or “trying again from basics” instead of following the herd and being like everyone else.

The standard new house isn’t opinionated - a custom build with features not normally seen could be.

Opinionated usually results in love it or hate it style design - unless they happen on something that just becomes standard.

The original Jobs iPhone was opinionated - an all touchscreen design went against the common “knowledge” that a physical keyboard was the way to go.