preconceive
Decide in advance
To preconceive is to form an opinion or idea before having full knowledge or experience: preconceived notions about what the job would involve.
The word almost always appears as the past participle preconceived, describing assumptions or expectations formed prematurely.
Preconceived ideas often prove wrong when tested against reality.
Assume beforehand as true
- presumeAccept without verification
- prejudgeAssess before having facts
- assumeAccept as true
- supposeAccept as true tentatively
hypothesize · postulate · theorize · conjecture · surmise · infer · anticipate · expect
Picture in thought
- visualizeForm mental pictures
- imagineForm mental pictures
- pictureVisual depiction of something
- foreseePredict future events
anticipate · project · forecast · prefigure · ideate · mental image · premeditate · plan ahead
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
predetermination · slant · tilt · leaning · inclination · tendency · favoritism · one-sidedness
Deriving principles from examples
- pigeonholeClassify too rigidly
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
profile · overgeneralize · oversimplify · caricature · stigmatize · essentialize · reduce · stereotype
Intolerant of differing views
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- intolerantRejecting differing beliefs
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
inflexible · unreceptive · opinionated · blinkered · hidebound · rigid thinking · closed off
presuppose
Assume beforehand as true
suppose · hypothesize · postulate · theorize · conjecture · surmise · infer · anticipate · expect · predetermine
envision
Picture in thought
foresee · anticipate · project · forecast · prefigure · ideate · mental image · premeditate · plan ahead · think ahead
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
predisposition · predetermination · slant · tilt · leaning · inclination · tendency · favoritism · one-sidedness · subjectivity
generalization
Deriving principles from examples
- pigeonholeClassify too rigidly
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
label · profile · overgeneralize · oversimplify · caricature · stigmatize · essentialize · reduce · stereotype · precast
narrow-minded
Intolerant of differing views
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- intolerantRejecting differing beliefs
dogmatic · inflexible · unreceptive · opinionated · blinkered · hidebound · rigid thinking · closed off
preconceiveopen-minded
Receptive to different ideas
receptive · unprejudiced · unbiased · impartial · objective