This will challenge any preconception you may have of modern art.
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Preconception
/ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/
Synonyms for "preconception" (79 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
apparent bias
Strong matches (24)
Adjective(1 words)
french cliché
Noun(9 words)
haloeshighly biasedjaundicesmisconceptionobservational biasparti prispreconceived ideapreconceived notionpreconceived opinion
idee fixeillusioninclinationjaundicejaundiced eyeleaningone-sidednessparti prispartialismpartialitypartisanshippreapprehension
Verb(2 words)
ignore observationspreconceiving
Related words (39)
Noun(19 words)
Adjective(1 words)
unverified beliefs
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4 entriesexperimental preconceptionpreconceived notionprior assumptiontheoretical preconception
Collocations
5 entriespreconception awarenesspreconception biaspreconception effectpreconception in researchstrong preconception
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
With many of the more general preconceptions of socialist thought the connection of their more practical proposals is by no means at once obvious, and in consequence many men who believe themselves to be determined opponents of that system of thought become in fact effective spreaders of its ideas.
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He told RAIL: "We had no preconceptions, but you would assume a newer train to have better air quality than an older one. We found that was not necessarily the case.
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