The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

warp, twist, preconceived notion, predisposition, predilection,
jaundiced eye, jaundice: The judge showed an unfortunate
prejudice against my client. 2 bigotry, unfairness, bias,
partisanship, favouritism, cronyism, discrimination,
intolerance, inequality; racism, racialism, apartheid, Jim
Crowism, sexism, (male) chauvinism: There is still prejudice
against many minority groups in society.
--v. 3 bias, influence, warp, twist, distort, slant; colour,
jaundice, poison: Stop trying to prejudice me against the book,
and let me form my own opinion. Are you prejudiced in favour of
Anita's getting the job?
prejudiced
adj. 1 unfair, one-sided, biased, jaundiced, opinionated,
predisposed, partial, partisan, non-objective, unobjective: The
prosecution objected to him as a prejudiced witness. 2 bigoted,
intolerant, narrow-minded, closed-minded, parochial, sexist,
racist, chauvinistic: We have no room in our organization for
people who are prejudiced.
prejudicial
adj. injurious, damaging, detrimental, harmful, unfavourable,
inimical, deleterious, disadvantageous, counter-productive,
pernicious: Such an investment decision might prove prejudicial
to her financial security.
preliminary
adj. 1 advance, prior, introductory, beginning, initial,
opening, preparatory, prefatory, preceding, antecedent,
forerunning; premonitory; Formal or technical prodromal or
prodromic: The preliminary design for the swimming-pool is
ready. After some preliminary remarks, the ceremonies got under
way.
--n. 2 introduction, beginning, opening, preparation,
groundwork, prelude, precedence; overture: We insist on
rigorous training as a preliminary to working in the field. 3
prelims. Rarely, preliminaries. introduction, preface, foreword,
preamble, prologue, front matter, Formal proem, exordium,
prolegomenon, prodromus, prodrome: The manuscript is finished
and we are waiting for the prelims.