preconceived opinion

1. 1.

   an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

   “he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions”

   Synonymspreconceptionprepossessionparti prispreconceived ideapreconceived notion

   Broaderopinion

Questions about preconceived opinion

What does preconceived opinion mean?

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

What is another word for preconceived opinion?

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

preconceived opinion 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.