prepossessed
Mind already made
Prepossessed means having a preformed opinion or impression, usually favorable.
Someone prepossessed in your favor is already inclined to like you before knowing much about you.
The word suggests a mind already occupied by a judgment: The jury seemed prepossessed against the defendant.
Less commonly, prepossessed can mean absorbed or preoccupied with something.
Biased against a group
- partialFavoring one side
- predisposedInclined beforehand
- slantedAngled from vertical
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
partisan · jaundiced · tendentious · influenced · swayed · inclined · disposed · leaning
Wholly absorbed by something
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- beguiledDeceived through charm
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
spellbound · mesmerized · entranced · bewitched · allured · intrigued · attracted · taken
Took in fully
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- occupiedCurrently in use
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
consumed · obsessed · focused · intent · immersed · abstracted · daydreaming · inattentive
prejudiced
Biased against a group
- partialFavoring one side
- predisposedInclined beforehand
- slantedAngled from vertical
one-sided · partisan · jaundiced · tendentious · influenced · swayed · inclined · disposed · leaning · colored
captivated
Wholly absorbed by something
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- beguiledDeceived through charm
enthralled · spellbound · mesmerized · entranced · bewitched · allured · intrigued · attracted · taken · smitten
absorbed
Took in fully
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- occupiedCurrently in use
- distractedUnable to concentrate
fixated · consumed · obsessed · focused · intent · immersed · abstracted · daydreaming · inattentive · elsewhere
prepossessedunprejudiced
Free from preconceptions
unbiased · open-minded · impartial · nonpartisan · neutral
prepossessedfree-thinking
Independently minded
receptive · open · blank slate · tabula rasa · impressionable
prepossessedill-disposed
Having hostile intentions
hostile · averse · antagonistic · disapproving · put off