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adjective

as in engaged

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verb

past tense of prepossess
as in influenced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessed
  1. engaged
  2. influenced
  3. preoccupied
  4. disposed
  5. occupied
  6. inclined
  7. absorbed
  8. convinced
Adjective
  • Fleek said the results should be read as a picture of its engaged reseller audience, rather than a measure of the resale market as a whole.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • It was revealed in April that Harry and Zoë had gotten engaged.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • With a focus on the landscape and countryside culture that have influenced Hunter from the start, the imagery brings together the brand’s utilitarian heritage with Moss’ unique style, fusing past and present through a modern lens.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Royal’s next endeavor will lean into the making of rock and metal music, drawing inspiration from the genre that has long influenced her.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of influenced
Adjective
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems more preoccupied with posting juvenile memes about the Canadian military than with the conflict.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Many 9/11 first responders alive today feel as Sanchez does, more preoccupied with their survivor’s guilt than their own ailments.
    — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of preoccupied
Verb
  • Like law enforcement agents everywhere, they’re disposed to bickering about jurisdiction or pumping each other for off-limits information.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Centrist Democrats are not socialists, not revolutionaries, and not disposed to blame Zionist conspiracies for every trouble in American life, including police brutality and urban gentrification.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of disposed
Adjective
  • Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) approved new electoral regulations that will be implemented in occupied Ukraine.
    — Chris Massaro , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Abraham and Szor, both Israeli Jews, are among the four directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land (along with Palestinian filmmakers Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal), a film set in the occupied West Bank.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupied
Verb
  • So, she might not be inclined to talk about her prosthesis with you.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Others are inclined to rank evils according to the amount of savagery evident in the perpetrator, not to the damage inflicted on the world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of inclined
Adjective
  • Unabsorbed calcium leaves the body through stool, and absorbed calcium that isn't needed may be filtered by the kidneys and leave in urine—often within about a day.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.
    — Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of absorbed
Verb
  • Menace said the response convinced him that lucha could become more than a secondary attraction.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Though Rome was not convinced (Columbus had not, to anyone’s knowledge, performed any miracles), in 1892, Pope Leo XIII did issue a special encyclical calling on all clergy in the Americas and in Europe to hold a special Mass each Columbus Day.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of convinced
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“Prepossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessed. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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