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

For over 20 years, Erika Lust has been fighting against those preconceptions, creating adult content that expands the parameters of pornography while approaching it as something akin to mainstream independent cinema. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

The moderator pointed out that film fans and the wider public hold plenty of preconceptions about the director. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

The Middle Ages is a period freighted with the immense weight of outdated preconceptions. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

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