PRECONCEIVED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

preconceived

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past tense of preconceive

as in predetermined

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There are predetermined dates for lowered flags each year, and the governor’s office announces any additional dates necessary.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of predetermined

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But a 2023 study found that construction professionals perceived the fast-track strategy as posing a different set of risks, including construction errors and productivity declines, when better productivity is supposed to be the whole point.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
None of it is especially difficult, but collectively it can be perceived as quite a speed bump.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of perceived

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Few could have imagined then, just how far women’s boxing would travel, carried high on Taylor’s shoulders, over the next 17 years.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The conceit — Monroe imagined at the century mark, walking into an audition and finally allowed to speak her mind — arrived nearly whole.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of imagined

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The script by Strippoli and Salvatore de Chirico shrewdly underplays that hand, instead cushioning the vanity factor in sincere parental concern for the children’s health, well-being and preordained path to success.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
One day, during my visit, Cole used a step stool to access a small cubbyhole in a high corner of a bedroom wall—a sort of illogical nook that seemed preordained to house some private, upsetting object.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of preordained

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Manchester City’s long-standing deal with Etihad Airways is thought to bring in a higher yield but that also covers naming rights for the club’s stadium.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Attending Sunday’s launch ceremony with Kim was his daughter, who is thought to be named Ju Ae and who experts think Kim is grooming to be his successor.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of thought

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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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Biennale College Cinemas was conceived 15 years ago by Venice chief Alberto Barbera in tandem with Torino Film Lab topper Savina Neirotti, who heads the unique Venice initiative.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Both Hitler and Mussolini conceived grand projects for mass auto production with VW at Wolfsburg and Fiat at Mirafiori.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

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