adjective
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lacking originality or individuality; conventional; trite
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reproduced from or on a stereotype printing plate
Related Words
See commonplace.
Other Word Forms
- nonstereotyped adjective
- unstereotyped adjective
Etymology
Origin of stereotyped
First recorded in 1810–20; stereotype + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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But he was turned down for the part of Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate because director Mike Nichols felt he was too good-looking - which made Redford wary of being stereotyped by his appearance.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
Eating disorders are themselves understudied within the mental health field, where conditions like anorexia have incorrectly been stereotyped as only affecting teenage girls.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2025
POTENTE: It’s comparable to, in my mind, what a musician’s life might be like, like a rock star or a stereotyped idea of what that would be like.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Opera can often be stereotyped as this archaic museum piece.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024
If maybe, just maybe, I’d been so determined not to be stereotyped that I’d begun to stereotype everyone around me.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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