preconceived

verb

past tense of preconceive
1
as in predetermined

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2
as in perceived

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconceived
  1. predetermined
  2. perceived
  3. preordained
  4. imagined
  5. predestined
  6. thought
  7. destined
  8. conceived
Verb
  • One parent shared their experience with this problem at a party, where the kids' food selection was predetermined.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 3 July 2026
  • The path for Andersson isn’t predetermined; there is a range of outcomes for how his next deal could age.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of predetermined
Verb
  • Pop stars and civilians alike are invested in being perceived as good literary citizens.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • It can be perceived negatively, on the one hand, but it also can be taken as a sign of attention toward the country,″ said Orsina, who is head of the political science department at Rome’s Luiss University.
    — Colleen Barry, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of perceived
Verb
  • Just because there is some constraint, doesn’t mean that your path has to be preordained.
    — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Whatever happened—injury, illness, flood, or drought—felt preordained, part of God’s grand scheme.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of preordained
Verb
  • For too long, conversations about Africa and aerospace have begun with what the continent supposedly lacks, while African women have been imagined as spectators or beneficiaries instead of astronauts and engineers.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • Whether real or imagined, the stigma is there, making this particular crisis one that Taco Bell needs to address in full force.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of imagined
Verb
  • There are nights in football when the outcome seems predestined.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 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
Verb
  • The first in the state of Idaho, previously not thought to be within the mosquito’s territory, was discovered in August.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • The latest sugar isn't essential for life, but can easily convert to a form that's thought to be crucial to kick-starting life on Earth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of thought
Verb
  • Is the Moon destined to become an interstellar gas station, a resource to be mined and sold?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Dealmakers, as is their wont, view Letterboxd as an operation destined to be plugged into a corporate structure, either as a film marketing apparatus or a data trove to power streaming.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of destined
Verb
  • One of the earliest examples of sampling technology, its peculiar tone was initially conceived so that anybody could play, say, a flute, by using a tape recording of that flute remapped onto the notes of a keyboard.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • One advertisement featuring former professional soccer stars playing a scrimmage with each other released on Friday was conceived, executed and released in 24 hours, Mansour said.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Definition of conceived
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