preconceived

Word Origin & History

1570s, from pre- + conceive. Related: Preconceived; preconceiving.

His preconceived plan of the suspected man's operations was working out.

Yet she was very quick with that answer; so quick that he might have suspected it to be preconceived.

It was clear that this was a preconceived, concerted 229 movement.

You understand that nothing is more disturbing than the upsetting of a preconceived idea.

Hence, we must discard all preconceived opinions which conflict with facts.

Now that he had seen her distress, it seemed to him worse than any notion he had preconceived of it.

You approach it with a preconceived theory to which you are determined to adhere.

He did not fit in at all with my preconceived ideas of "Colonials."

I had hurried forward without any preconceived plan of action.

But such is the mischief engendered by preconceived opinions.

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adj tainted, prejudiced

adjective. tainted, prejudiced