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pigeon-holed

ADJECTIVE
abandoned
Synonyms
STRONG
deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected relinquished shunned sidelined vacated
WEAK
alone cast aside cast away eighty-sixed given up godforsaken left in the cold left in the lurch outcast passed up side-tracked unoccupied vacant
Antonyms
WEAK
adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained moral pure restrained supported virtuous
ADJECTIVE
lorn
Synonyms
WEAK
alone bereft cast aside cast away derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped dumped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken given up godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up rejected relinquished shunned side-tracked sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated

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His reputation as a right fielder — which admittedly isn’t Betts’ favorite position, but the one where he’s flourished as a six-time Gold Glover — kept him pigeon-holed to that spot.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023

He’s well aware he has the frame of a slot receiver but refuses to be pigeon-holed.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

Four in 10 said they had been pigeon-holed into a genre "which is not true to me", A similar number reported pressure to change their name or their appearance to meet record label's expectations.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2021

Spence’s fight are not pigeon-holed into one particular area.

From Fox News • Dec. 4, 2020

Mr. Adams's communication was pigeon-holed, and remained in seclusion for eight or nine months.

From Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir