PREPOSSESSIONS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

prepossessions

noun

plural of prepossession

as in theories

an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something the foreign tourists' prepossessions about life in the U.S. had been formed by many hours of American TV shows

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as in obsessions

something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned tried to cure him of his prepossession with money

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Noun

Over the decades, as Shakur’s stature grew and evolved, there were flare-ups of media interest and theories but no conclusions or arrests.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Be curious, not judgmental All of the above has unleashed theories about Simmons among fans and, of course, in the online world.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of theories

Noun

Restaurants are the place where those obsessions over details are useful.

— Daniel Humm, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
It’s been a long journey of taking note of current events, including where the world is going, as well as people’s obsessions and fears.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of obsessions

Noun

After all, states like Georgia and Arizona were also once solidly red until break-out candidates—backed by party spending—upended those assumptions.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Given Abbey’s anxieties about spending money and fear of not having enough, Stacy plans to use very conservative assumptions for inflation, health costs and average returns when making her projections based on Abbey’s savings today.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of assumptions

Noun

Tyson offered up his thoughts and enthusiasms on this remarkable investigatory tool.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026

Definition of enthusiasms

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For over 20 years, Erika Lust has been fighting against those preconceptions, creating adult content that expands the parameters of pornography while approaching it as something akin to mainstream independent cinema.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
The moderator pointed out that film fans and the wider public hold plenty of preconceptions about the director.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of preconceptions

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