PRE POSSESSIONS 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

No contemporary record confirms who commissioned it, however, and other theories have attributed its patronage to figures including Matilda, William the Conqueror's wife.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026
By more precisely measuring this consequence of general relativity, this study also serves to constrain alternate theories that call Einstein’s conclusions into question.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

Definition of theories

Noun

The second question is cost behavior, meaning what the bill does when tool calls double and when agent volume falls short of the vendor’s assumptions.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Here is a brief overview and judgement calls of several garden insects that challenge our assumptions about who belongs in which column.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

Definition of assumptions

Noun

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
The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026

Definition of enthusiasms

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Conventional wisdom would say Gauff is too talented a player, and too good an athlete, to never figure out grass — and preconceptions about a player’s style can sometimes hide the reality of their records.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Beyond the pitch, the World Cup offers a chance for visiting fans from dozens of nations to share their cultures, consider their own preconceptions, and explore the host countries.

— Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026

Definition of preconceptions

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Today’s CharlotteFive newsletter centers on Evan’s hunt for the city’s spiciest dish, spurred along by plenty of thoughts from eaters all over the area.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Wor$t Girl embraces dirt and dark thoughts alongside abrasive tones, giving its euphoric hooks weight, as though a wild night out is almost crucial to the artist’s well-being.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

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