Antonyms for prepossess

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pree-puh-zes

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri pəˈzɛs

Definition of prepossess

Origin : 1610s, "to get possession of beforehand," from pre- + possess. Meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." is from 1630s; specifically, "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something" (1640s). Related: Prepossessed; prepossessing.

As in prejudice : verb influence another's beliefs without basis, information
As in bias : verb cause to favor
As in jaundice : verb bias

Example sentences :

Their thin and pallid faces did not prepossess me in favour of the life they were leading.
Extract from : « Dick Cheveley » by W. H. G. Kingston

But again I ask, do not strive to prepossess me against him.
Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

All this formed an ensemble which did not prepossess one in his favor.
Extract from : « Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII) » by Charles Paul de Kock

The first view I had of this individual did not prepossess me in his favour.
Extract from : « Sheilah McLeod » by Guy Boothby

I saw him again, as you shall hear, but he failed to prepossess me in his favour.
Extract from : « Captain Macedoine's Daughter » by William McFee

What we hear of Frisby Morton does not tend to prepossess us in his favor.
Extract from : « Christopher Quarles » by Percy James Brebner

This was a measure which I could not but approve, and endeavoured by some small presents to prepossess our couriers in our favour.
Extract from : « Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 » by Alexander Mackenzie

If you prepossess your mind with a theme, you do not give him an even chance.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 » by Various

He was a tall, fine-looking man, thin and not badly made, but there was something in his face which did not prepossess one.
Extract from : « Wild Margaret » by Geraldine Fleming

He was a tall, stout fellow, but of a low and brutish appearance, which did not prepossess one in his favor.
Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne

Synonyms for prepossess

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