preconceiving

verb

present participle of preconceive
1
as in prejudging

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2
as in thinking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconceiving
  1. prejudging
  2. thinking
  3. predicting
  4. dreaming
  5. predetermining
  6. conceiving
  7. dooming
  8. perceiving
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 prejudging
Verb
  • Opponents used to start thinking — well, worrying — about Garrett on Mondays, and that continued all the way through Sunday’s game.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of thinking about what can be crammed in for the end of the year, Q4 should be about laying out a plan to hit the ground running in Q1.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of thinking
Verb
  • TSixtySix has a heist film releasing early next year and a coming-of-age drama shooting in late January, with Satrusayang predicting demand for Thai content will keep rising.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Understanding the machinations of the current administration and predicting its plans is too tall an order.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of predicting
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  • That’s almost eight months of talking, worrying and dreaming about the Bears.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The majority of the original Adult Swim show creators were already working at Cartoon Network or its in-house production company Williams Street and had been dreaming about writing their own series for years.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • The scheme involved pitchers allegedly predetermining the results of prop bets, as outlined in a 23-page indictment unsealed in November.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of predetermining
Verb
  • Plaintiffs sought information identifying people involved in conceiving, creating, and carrying out the fund.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • One of the themes is parenthood and a way of conceiving motherhood and parental love as control and ambition that is projected onto one’s children.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of conceiving
Verb
  • The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The mission to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dooming
Verb
  • Here’s what to know—and why consumers may be perceiving a greater number of outbreaks than usual, despite what the data shows.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Many are dissatisfied with democracy, perceiving participation as mere consultation without consequence.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of perceiving
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“Preconceiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceiving. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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