prejudicious

9.3

Showing unfair opinions about people before knowing them

adjective
/ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃəs/

Archaic

: prejuicioso

The hiring process was criticized for being prejudicious against certain applicants.

Examples

The committee made prejudicious decisions based on stereotypes.
He made a prejudicious assumption without knowing the full story.
A prejudicious attitude can damage workplace harmony.
His prejudicious remarks offended many in the audience.
A prejudicious attitude can negatively affect team dynamics.
Her prejudicious thoughts led her to unfairly judge others.
They faced prejudicious treatment due to their background.

Synonyms

biased

vsprejudicious

91 4.0

Showing unfair favor to one person, group, or side

focuses on favoring preconceived ideas instead of choosing people or sides

discriminatory

vsprejudicious

Offensive

34 6.0

Treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, age, or religion

is a tendency in thought rather than actions that cause unfair treatment

prejudiced

vsprejudicious

24 5.0

Having an unfair dislike for a person or group because of who they are

is a general tendency to favor preconceived ideas rather than reason

Antonyms

open-minded

80 3.7

Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views

unbiased

43 4.4

Does not show personal feelings or opinions and treats people fairly

How Biased

bigoted

Offensive

44 7.8

prejudiced

24 5.0

prejudicious

Archaic

9.3

biased

91 4.0

partial

28 4.7

Surface Forms

prejudicious positive

Morphology

prejudicious = prejudice (semi-transparent) = pre + judic + ious

The base word 'prejudice' is clear, but the adjective form 'prejudicious' is less commonly used and may not be immediately recognized.

Etymology

The word prejudicious comes from pre- 'before' and the same root as judge, which means 'to decide'. So prejudicious describes forming an opinion 'before' you know the facts, which is why it means being unfair.