preconceived idea

1. 1.

   an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

   “he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions”

   Synonymspreconceptionprepossessionparti prispreconceived opinionpreconceived notion

   Broaderopinion

Questions about preconceived idea

What does preconceived idea mean?

preconceived idea means "an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence".

What is another word for preconceived idea?

Close synonyms include preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived notion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is preconceived idea a common word?

preconceived idea is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.