preconceiving
Deciding in advance
Preconceiving is forming an opinion or idea about something before having full knowledge or experience of it.
The word emphasizes the act of judgment happening too early: By preconceiving the outcome, she missed what actually unfolded.
Related to the noun preconception and adjective preconceived, as in preconceived notions.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- prejudgingDeciding before learning facts
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
bigotry · discrimination · foregone conclusion · closed-mindedness · snap judgment · unfairness · favoritism · narrow-mindedness
Implicit prior assumption
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
inference · postulation · speculation · guesswork · surmise · theory · expectation · anticipation
Planning before acting
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- predictionForecast of coming events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
envisioning · mental preparation · presupposition · projection · forward thinking · prescience
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- prejudgingDeciding before learning facts
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- presumptionBelief held without proof
partiality · bigotry · discrimination · foregone conclusion · closed-mindedness · snap judgment · unfairness · favoritism · narrow-mindedness · intolerance
presupposition
Implicit prior assumption
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
premise · inference · postulation · speculation · guesswork · surmise · theory · expectation · anticipation · jumping to conclusions
forethought
Planning before acting
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- predictionForecast of coming events
forecasting · envisioning · mental preparation · presupposition · projection · forward thinking · prescience
preconceivingdiscovering
Finding what was hidden
learning · concluding · realizing · ascertaining · finding out
preconceivinginvestigating
Seeking facts systematically
examining · inquiring · researching · analyzing · testing
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