preconceived

[pree-kuhn-seevd] / ˌpri kənˈsivd /

ADJECTIVE

jaundiced

Synonyms

STRONG

biased bitter colored disapproving distorted grudging prepossessed warped yellow

WEAK

bigoted cynical envious hostile intolerant jealous one-sided opprobrious partial partisan resentful skeptical spiteful suspicious tendentious unfair unfriendly unindifferent

Antonyms

WEAK

clean fresh unbiased unprejudiced

ADJECTIVE

prejudiced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigoted discriminatory dogmatic intolerant intransigent one-sided opinionated racist sexist xenophobic

STRONG

blind inclined influenced leaning narrow predisposed prepossessed presupposing

WEAK

closed-minded doctrinaire extreme hidebound illiberal narrow-minded partisan

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fair impartial open-minded tolerant unprejudiced

WEAK

generous receptive unbiased

Example Sentences

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Generally, he did not prepare before starting a project, wanting to go in without preconceived ideas and using the shoot as his research.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Unlike the deliberate, premeditated approach of human engineers, the natural process for generating life has no preconceived plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

“I wanted people who would look at data without preconceived notions,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

Tillman: I really just allow the page to inform me, you know, try not to have any preconceived notions of where you think it’s going to go and just lean into the circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Conventional advertisers have preconceived ideas about what makes an advertisement work: humor, splashy graphics, a celebrity endorser.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

preconceived

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