Synonyms for prepossess

Most common

prejudice · preoccupy

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.

Related words

Word family

prepossessed prepossessing prepossession

Forms

Past participle

prepossessed
e.g. prepossessed → prejudiced, preoccupied…

Example sentences

• prejudice I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters

prejudice³, preoccupy⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (prejudice³ = 3 syllables).