preconceived notion

1. 1.

   an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

   “he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions”

   Synonymspreconceptionprepossessionparti prispreconceived opinionpreconceived idea

   Broaderopinion

Questions about preconceived notion

What does preconceived notion mean?

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

What is another word for preconceived notion?

Close synonyms include preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea. 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 notion a common word?

preconceived notion 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.