Synonyms of preconceptions

preconceptions

noun

plural of preconception

as in assumptions

an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something

tried to go into the training sessions without any preconceptions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumptions
• theories
• prejudices
• prejudgments
• thoughts
• hypotheses
• biases
• notions
• prepossessions
• pictures
• presumptions
• presuppositions
• speculations
• conceptions
• concepts
• conjectures
• images
• partialities
• suppositions
• theses
• predeterminations
• favors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detachments
• impartialities
• objectivities
• neutralities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preconceptions

As always, the science of leadership is a great deal more nuanced than our implicit preconceptions would imply. — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Beck never told Nilles what to play or how to play it, which left her with preconceptions ill-suited to Rush. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Over the past few years, a growing cohort of designers who put knitwear at the center of their creative practice has emerged, challenging preconceptions about knitwear and filling demand for pieces that combine craft with technical innovation. — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 29 July 2026

In graceful, gimlet-eyed prose, Edwidge Danticat stares down preconceptions of family and belonging, lending her novel propulsion and promise. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Conventional wisdom would say Gauff is too talented a player, and too good an athlete, to never figure out grass — and preconceptions about a player’s style can sometimes hide the reality of their records. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Beyond the pitch, the World Cup offers a chance for visiting fans from dozens of nations to share their cultures, consider their own preconceptions, and explore the host countries. — Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026

So Boutros, no doubt suspecting political preconceptions at work, addressed the grand jurors himself. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

Unlike the recent Margo’s Got Money Troubles, a series intent on adding human texture to all our preconceptions about online adult performers, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed seems more interested in the dramatic potential of intimate deceit. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026