preconceived
Formed before evidence
Preconceived describes opinions or ideas formed before having adequate evidence or experience: preconceived notions, preconceived ideas about what college would be like.
The word almost always carries a negative charge—preconceived views are ones that should be revised or abandoned once reality is encountered.
The noun is preconception.
Imprecise mental impression
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- beliefTrust held as true
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
impression · misconception · anticipation · conjecture · supposition · hypothesis · foregone conclusion · generalization
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
prejudgment · narrow-mindedness · ethnocentrism · xenophobia · racism · sexism · chauvinism · intolerance
Restored or immovable
- rigidUnable to bend
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
dogmatic · obstinate · intransigent · uncompromising · adamant · hardened · entrenched · immutable
Firmly held belief
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- mindsetEstablished mental attitude
perception · judgment · idea · cliché · worldview · stance · position · predetermination
Understood without being stated
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- unexaminedNot yet scrutinized
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- automaticOperating without intervention
instinctive · unquestioned · inherent · internalized · conditioned · latent · deep-seated · embedded
notion
Imprecise mental impression
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- beliefTrust held as true
premise · impression · misconception · anticipation · conjecture · supposition · hypothesis · foregone conclusion · generalization · projection
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
partiality · prejudgment · narrow-mindedness · ethnocentrism · xenophobia · racism · sexism · chauvinism · intolerance · favoritism
fixed
Restored or immovable
- rigidUnable to bend
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- stubbornRefusing to change course
unyielding · dogmatic · obstinate · intransigent · uncompromising · adamant · hardened · entrenched · immutable · unbending
conviction
Firmly held belief
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
mindset · perception · judgment · idea · cliché · worldview · stance · position · predetermination · predilection
implicit
Understood without being stated
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- unexaminedNot yet scrutinized
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
automatic · instinctive · unquestioned · inherent · internalized · conditioned · latent · deep-seated · embedded · underlying
preconceivedempirical
Based on observation, not theory
experiential · learned · discovered · realized · arrived at
preconceivedevidence-based
Supported by verified data
reasoned · substantiated · data-driven · empirical · fact-based
preconceivedopen-minded
Receptive to different ideas
unprejudiced · unbiased · receptive · flexible · impartial