This will challenge any preconception you may have of modern art.
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Preconception
//ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən//
Synonyms for "preconception" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (22)
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11 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 11 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πρόληψις noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
Bulgarian
1 entries- предварителна представа noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 預想 /预想 noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
Dutch
1 entries- vooroordeel noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
Finnish
2 entries- ennakkokäsitys noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
- ennakkoluulo noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
French
1 entries- préconception noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
German
1 entries- Vorurteil noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
Japanese
1 entries- 予想 noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
Latvian
1 entries- aizspriedums noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
Russian
2 entries- предвзя́тость noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
- предубежде́ние noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
Spanish
3 entries- noción preconcebida noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
- preconcepción noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
- preconcepto noun (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence)
Sample 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.
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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