preconceived

verb

Definition of preconceivednext
past tense of preconceive
1
as in prejudged

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2
as in perceived

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconceived
  1. perceived
  2. predetermined
  3. imagined
  4. preordained
  5. thought
  6. conceived
  7. destined
  8. dreamed
Verb
  • Along with Pete Alonso, who is still available, he was perceived to be one of the top first basemen on the market.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Botto has the potential to change the way art — and artists — are perceived, Hudson said.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of perceived
Verb
  • Such jobs generally have predetermined routes, while taxi and ambulance drivers must quickly determine new routes many times a day.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Prescribed processes and predetermined outcomes, rinsed and repeated, with no space for anyone to think, feel or behave differently.
    Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of predetermined
Verb
  • Like Philipp Plein who imagined them in a more daring way by presenting them ripped, while Acne Studios decided to fold the hem to show a floral pattern.
    Michel Mejía, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The Styx song used as a soundtrack for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest moments was now being blasted to celebrate the Bengals’ 19-17 victory that kept their playoff hopes alive with a confidence and bravado nobody could have imagined just five weeks ago.
    Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of imagined
Verb
  • There’s always a chance, nothing is preordained.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • For Democrats, this was preordained.
    Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of preordained
Verb
  • They have long been thought of as exclusively cognitive/mental.
    Dinorah Nieves, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Sleepwalkers in the 19th century were thought to have one foot in another realm and an understanding of darkness.
    William Earl, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of thought
Verb
  • That was one problem with the flat rate system from the moment it was conceived, but the PUC pressed ahead anyway.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • While much of Halo's iconography comes from the UNSC, Halo vehicles and troops, and, more importantly, the Spartans (not just Master Chief), the Covenant might be one of the most unique hostile alien factions ever conceived for a sci-fi story.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of conceived
Verb
  • The Olympics had seemed almost destined for Wedding.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But my favourite writer was destined to become a movie star.
    hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of destined
Verb
  • These days, the Grand Canyon State is a vastly different place few could have dreamed of in 1925.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Longtime bowhunter and Hoyt pro staffer Casey Brooks has always dreamed of tagging a world-record elk.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of dreamed
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