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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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