PRECONCEIVED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

preconceived

verb

past tense of preconceive

as in predetermined

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as in perceived

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Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images A former Justice Department attorney alleges the DOJ's investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League schools had predetermined conclusions and didn't use normal investigative practices.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
To me, what emerges from this swaying feels more natural than simply forging ahead with a predetermined, easily understood logic.

— Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of predetermined

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With the industry undergoing contraction and facing challenges, the name could be perceived as a metaphor about the future of the television business.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
League sources could see Milton go for as high as a fourth-round pick if the right QB-desperate team is on the other line because of his tools and perceived high ceiling.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of perceived

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Layers are everywhere in 2026, but this time the haircut is being imagined as less edgy and a bit softer—more flowing, more subtle.

— Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
From the outset of the original life-size Gundam project, this has turned into something far greater than was initially imagined.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of imagined

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The literary poster child for the old type of soldier was Ernest Hemingway, who, like many men of his generation, had preordained military service as a child.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Experts say the outcome of the review seems preordained, although the matter is playing out in unexplored legal territory.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of preordained

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Many of those thought to have been involved in Shakur’s fatal shooting have since died.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Kaleigh Theriault, beverage alcohol thought leader at NielsenIQ, told Food & Wine that the shift is already showing up in industry numbers.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of thought

Verb

Awaiting in a World Cup semifinal is France, a team that has looked almost predestined to raise another World Cup trophy.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Science, of course, struggles to prove whether that’s predestined in their genes, though some studies suggest that some tendency toward hoarding—put another way, collecting to excess—is heritable.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of predestined

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