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Antonyms for preconceived
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : pree-kuh n-seev |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri kənˈsiv |
Definition of preconceived
Origin :- 1570s, from pre- + conceive. Related: Preconceived; preconceiving.
- As in jaundiced : adj tainted, prejudiced
- As in prejudiced : adj biased
- His preconceived plan of the suspected man's operations was working out.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Yet she was very quick with that answer; so quick that he might have suspected it to be preconceived.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- It was clear that this was a preconceived, concerted 229 movement.
- Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
- You understand that nothing is more disturbing than the upsetting of a preconceived idea.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- Hence, we must discard all preconceived opinions which conflict with facts.
- Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
- Now that he had seen her distress, it seemed to him worse than any notion he had preconceived of it.
- Extract from : « The Mermaid » by Lily Dougall
- You approach it with a preconceived theory to which you are determined to adhere.
- Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
- He did not fit in at all with my preconceived ideas of "Colonials."
- Extract from : « The Lowest Rung » by Mary Cholmondeley
- I had hurried forward without any preconceived plan of action.
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- But such is the mischief engendered by preconceived opinions.
- Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.
Synonyms for preconceived
- biased
- bigoted
- bitter
- blind
- closed-minded
- colored
- cynical
- disapproving
- discriminatory
- distorted
- doctrinaire
- dogmatic
- envious
- extreme
- grudging
- hidebound
- hostile
- illiberal
- inclined
- influenced
- intolerant
- intransigent
- jealous
- leaning
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- one-sided
- opinionated
- opprobrious
- partial
- partisan
- preconceived
- predisposed
- prepossessed
- presupposing
- racist
- resentful
- sexist
- skeptical
- spiteful
- suspicious
- tendentious
- unfair
- unfriendly
- unindifferent
- warped
- xenophobic
- yellow
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