Antonyms for preconception
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pree-kuh n-sep-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri kənˈsɛp ʃən |
Definition of preconception
Origin :- 1620s, from pre- + conception. Related: Preconceptions.
- noun idea formed before event occurs or facts are received
- Already some notion of preconception has possessed the observer.
- Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard
- That is, they approach the Bible without any preconception whatsoever.
- Extract from : « New Witnesses for God (Volume 2 of 3) » by B. H. Roberts
- It was his first vision of anything corresponding to his preconception of Italy.
- Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) » by George Eliot
- He who experiments must, while doing so, divest himself of every preconception.
- Extract from : « The Montessori Method » by Maria Montessori
- He was not in pursuit of money by truckling to current preconception or prejudice.
- Extract from : « The Church of St. Bunco » by Gordon Clark
- He comes to his art without prejudice or preconception of any kind, it appears.
- Extract from : « Musical Portraits » by Paul Rosenfeld
- Much the same may be said about the preconception of engineering results in several other ancient works.
- Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
- One doesn't like to see a pair of eyes measuring us against a preconception quelconque.
- Extract from : « Sandra Belloni, Complete » by George Meredith
- On the whole, though against her preconception, Laura thought him an honest lover, and not the player of a double game.
- Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith
- The very conception of disordered action implies a preconception of well-ordered action.
- Extract from : « The Data of Ethics » by Herbert Spencer
Synonyms for preconception
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