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prejudices

NOUN

belief without basis, information; intolerance

Synonyms

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animosity bias bigotry chauvinism discrimination enmity injustice preconception racism sexism xenophobia

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ageism antipathy apartheid aversion contemptuousness detriment disgust dislike displeasure illiberality mindset narrow-mindedness partiality pique prejudgment prepossession repugnance revulsion slant spleen tilt twist umbrage unfairness warp

WEAK

bad opinion disrelish foregone conclusion jaundiced eye misjudgment one-sidedness preconceived notion

Antonyms

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fairness good will impartiality love tolerance

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admiration approval esteem fondness happiness like liking loving pleasure respect sympathy

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justice regard

VERB

influence another's beliefs without basis, information

Synonyms

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bias distort harm hinder impair poison predispose prejudge skew slant sway undermine vitiate

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angle bend blemish color damage dispose hurt incline indoctrinate injure jaundice mar prepossess spoil twist warp

Antonyms

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aid assist help leave alone

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cure fix heal mend neglect straighten

WEAK

approve be fair be just regard respect tolerate

Example Sentences

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Some people were working through their prejudices in real time and it’s amazing to watch them transform.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Human beings as a whole do not employ the same ethics a responsible newspaper does — though today many of us chide the press solely when the news is unfavorable to our own personal prejudices.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

In consequence, Messrs. Lender and Martin observe, white loyalists were prepared to override ingrained prejudices and animosities, fighting alongside Native Americans and escaped black slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

"I think yes, if people are going to go bad, they go bad, but you can't tar a whole religion based on your prejudices."

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

But those with the courage to explore the weave and structure of the Cosmos, even where it differs profoundly from their wishes and prejudices, will penetrate its deepest mysteries.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan