Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preconceived idea

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: pre-con-ceived idea
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

Example Sentences

"he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"

Synonyms

preconception prepossession parti pris preconceived opinion preconceived notion

Questions

What does preconceived idea mean?: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

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