PRECONCEIVE Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

preconceive

verb

Definition of preconceive

as in to prejudge

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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

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Verb

Referees are charged with employing strict impartiality, but at the same time are expected to be more forgiving of offenders who are ‘not that kind of player’ while not prejudging those with reputations, however well deserved.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Reporting that the 15 member schools have already decided that Texas Tech shouldn’t play Sorsby could be construed as prejudging Texas Tech and failing to honor the procedural safeguards guaranteed by the bylaws.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026

Definition of prejudge

Verb

The total solar eclipse in your sign could coincide with a new role or personal reinvention that changes the way others perceive you.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Yet within the corridors of power at UEFA, it is more often perceived as a power- and cash-grab that will detract from its own money-making potential and disrupt Europe’s hegemony.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of perceive

Verb

The states cite administration statements as evidence that the Section 301 outcome was predetermined.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Democracies do not function well when large numbers of citizens believe outcomes are predetermined, rules are selectively applied, or political insiders decide which questions reach the ballot.

— Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of predetermine

Verb

And the willingness to set your own decision date instead of waiting for the market, a crisis, or fate to set it for you.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman were very generous to the crowd inside Ballroom 20 at Comic-Con on Friday, teasing what to expect after leaving Pete’s (Richie Moriarty) fate up in the air at the end of Season 5.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Definition of fate

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It’s called Music, Fashion, Film, and it was conceived in what she’s described as a burst of inspiration during last fall’s Paris Fashion Week.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Interni remains one of the town’s essential dinner-to-late-night addresses, with a garden originally conceived by Italian designer Paola Navone.

— Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of conceive

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So far, the models used to predict and plan for sea level rise, for instance, aren’t even taking it into account.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
So reasoning traces, the very things that supposedly distinguish LRMs from the mere next-word-predicting LLMs, are not necessarily either meaningful or causal to a model’s … reasoning?

— John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026

Definition of predict

Verb

Visitors are taken back in time to imagine how this now extinct creature — three times the size of a modern-day great white shark — used to swim right over the National Mall.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Advertisement Max staggers and envisions his dead wife and imagined son again before pulling himself back to his closing argument.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

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