preconceive

verb

Definition of preconceivenext
1
as in to prejudge

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2
as in to perceive

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Recent Examples of preconceive As leaders, preconceived notions can blind us from being truly open to change and innovation. — Glenn Taylor, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023 To overcome these hurdles, incumbents need to recognize and change preconceived notions and ingrained behaviors that are holding them back. — François Candelon, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023 Some family members might absolutely get it from day one, while others might have preconceived ideas about migraine and a person’s ability to just soldier through. — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 31 Mar. 2023 In the style of Hong Kong action, each angle is preconceived rather than discovered through the process of editing (as is more common in western action). — Vulture, 7 Mar. 2023 At the same time there isn’t the same amount of baggage or preconceived notions about what Vogue should and can be. — Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023 But as LaMendola has learned, rankings and preconceived notions don’t really matter. — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023 The heavy topic of identity has so many cliches, preconceived ideas of reconciliation and closure. — Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconceive
  1. prejudge
  2. perceive
  3. predetermine
  4. think
  5. fate
  6. conceive
  7. predict
  8. imagine
Verb
  • Hochul and James are doing what communists do by prejudging the facts and joining the lynch mob!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Anthony’s attorneys contend those comments have created the appearance that Roach prejudged the defense’s claims.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of prejudge
Verb
  • It’s flanked by the After chair, which is perceived as a stack of layers and elements.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The label made viewers perceive less effort behind the work, which reduced their willingness to engage with the brand and lowered their assessments of product quality.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of perceive
Verb
  • The 2027 season is set to be the first year the UIL will have predetermined sites for the semifinal games.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There aren’t many surprises in this vividly realized but predetermined drama.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of predetermine
Verb
  • After writing the first episode of Season 2, Harjo immediately thought of Jones for the part as Lee’s father.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Internally, the company thinks of itself as having the heft of a Lionsgate or even a Sony.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of think
Verb
  • Like Jonah, Jay confronts the possibility that divine will, fate, or whatever governs the universe cannot be outrun.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The novel explores free will, fate, and morality, and was famously adapted into a classic film by Stanley Kubrick in 1971.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fate
Verb
  • Animal Collective’s Geologist conceived the album at the Joshua Tree observatory of visual artist Kyle Simon, harnessing the power of the moon to record music.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The result was Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, an audacious experiment conceived by Wu-Tang affiliate Cilvaringz under the guidance of RZA.
    — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceive
Verb
  • Sullivan has evolved into the stardom predicted for him since his days kicking the ball around with his brothers inside and outside of his northeast Philadelphia home.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The playoff projections are based on a Monte Carlo simulation, a computation of random sampling used to predict outcomes, of the 2026 season.
    — Loren Maxwell, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of predict
Verb
  • Yet their willingness to talk, listen, and imagine what had seemed impossible helped lay the groundwork for historic nuclear arms reductions.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The sense that a resume goes straight into a black box isn’t imagined – applications per job have more than doubled since 2022, and the average company now has 56% fewer recruiters to review them.
    — Owen Humphries, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagine

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“Preconceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceive. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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