Synonyms for prejudice
ˈprɛdʒ ə dɪsprej·u·dice

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1. prejudice

   A presumption (literally, a taking beforehand) is a partial decision formed in advance of argument or evidence, usually grounded on some general principle, and always held subject to revision upon fuller information. A prejudice or prepossession is grounded often on feeling, fancy, associations, etc. A prejudice against foreigners is very common in retired communities. There is always a presumption in favor of what exists, so that the burden of proof is upon one who advocates a change. A prepossession is always favorable, a prejudice always unfavorable, unless the contrary is expressly stated. Compare INJURY.

   Synonyms:
   bias, partiality, preconception, prepossession, presumption, unfairness

   Antonyms:
   certainty, conclusion, conviction, demonstration, evidence, proof, reason, reason, reasoning

   Preposition:
   Against; rarely, in favor of, in one's favor.

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1. prejudice

   Synonyms:
   prepossession, prejudgment, predisposition, bias, unfairness, injury, harm, impairment, detriment, partiality, disadvantage, damage

   Antonyms:
   judgment, fairness, impartiality, advantage

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

1. bias, prejudice, preconceptionverb

   a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

   Synonyms:
   preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, prepossession, parti pris, diagonal, bias, preconceived idea, preconception

2. prejudiceverb

   disadvantage by prejudice

   Synonyms:
   prepossess

3. prejudice, prepossessverb

   influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

   Synonyms:
   prepossess

Matched Categories

1. • Disadvantage
   • Influence
   • Justice

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. prejudicenoun

   Synonyms:
   prejudgment, prepossession, bias

2. prejudicenoun

   Synonyms:
   harm, mischief, hurt, detriment, injury, damage, disadvantage

3. prejudiceverb

   Synonyms:
   bias, warp, prepossess

4. prejudiceverb

   Synonyms:
   injure, damage, hurt, impair

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1. prejudicenoun

   Synonyms:
   prejudgment, bias, harm, mischief, detriment

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1. List of paraphrases for "prejudice":

   injury, bias, prejudices, harm, prejudge, detriment, damage, prejudging, affect, prejudicing, undermine, impair, bigotry, loss, prejudiced, stigma, disadvantage, jeopardize, partiality, damages

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How to use prejudice in a sentence?

1. Miriam Moskowitz:

   My 98-year-old life goes on, i am disappointed because it reflects not so much on me but on the prejudice of the McCarthy era.

2. Mark Twain:

   The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

3. John Jay Chapman:

   It is just as impossible to help reform by conciliating prejudice as it is by buying votes. Prejudice is the enemy. Whoever is not for you is against you.

4. Edward Young:

   Illustrious examples engross, prejudice, and intimidate. They engross our attention, and so prevent a due inspection of ourselves; they prejudice our judgment in favor of their abilities, and so lessen the sense of our own; and they intimidate us with the

5. Yoshiko Sakurai:

   When we see lots of misunderstanding or prejudice against Japan's history, we'd like to at least set the record straight, we have already lost (the information war). Now we have to recover.