PRECONCEPTIONS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of preconceptions Related Stories The road movie follows two casting directors into the remote reaches of Mexico, where their search for natural actors for a sci-fi film becomes an unsettling journey into their own fears, biases and preconceptions. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 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 — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 The Middle Ages is a period freighted with the immense weight of outdated preconceptions.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

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Even watching a magic trick can challenge our assumptions about the world and stimulate more original thinking.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
In the short term, slowing demand would mean lower emissions from the existing system than today’s baseline assumptions and less investment in new natural gas infrastructure.

— Justin Worland, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

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