Synonyms for prepossession
Most common
bias bent prejudice preconception pre-occupation one-sidedness prejudgment US preoccupancy
All synonyms
Noun
1. Bent
bent, prejudice, preconception, bias, inclination, predilection, parti pris, predisposition, partiality
Other
pre-occupation, one-sidedness, prejudgment US, prejudgement UK, preoccupancy
Definitions
- n. 1
A preoccupation; having possession beforehand.
Forms
- Plural
- prepossessions → bents, prejudices, preconceptions, biases…
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A prejudice or prepossession is grounded often on feeling, fancy, associations, etc. A prepossession is always favorable, a prejudice always unfavorable, unless the contrary is expressly stated.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- bias She has a strong bias against abstract painting.
- bent The boy bent back to look up at his father's face.
- prejudice I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers.
- preconception This will challenge any preconception you may have of modern art.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prepossession | steady | |
| bias | rising | |
| bent | rising | |
| prejudice | steady | |
| preconception | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bias2, bent1
- 9 letters
- prejudice3
- 10 letters
- partiality5
- 11 letters
- inclination4, prejudgment3
- 12 letters
- predilection4, prejudgement, preoccupancy
- 13 letters
- preconception4
- 14 letters
- predisposition5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bias2 = 2 syllables).