stereotypes

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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idea held as standard, example n.
categorize as being example, standard v.

NOUN

idea held as standard, example

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pattern

STRONG

average boilerplate convention custom fashion formula institution mold

WEAK

received idea

Antonyms

WEAK

difference

VERB

categorize as being example, standard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pigeonhole

STRONG

catalogue conventionalize define dub institutionalize normalize regulate standardize systematize typecast

WEAK

methodize take to be

Antonyms

STRONG

confuse disorganize

WEAK

differentiate dissimilate

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stereotypes

"There are different tribes of people in every age group, but when you get older, people start clumping you together with other stereotypes," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

So many of the stereotypes people have about Los Angeles are shared with Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

But in the Maghreb, it challenges stereotypes of families tending to be large.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Title IX was meant to combat demeaning and exclusionary sex stereotypes.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

Our junior year was when we truly started to discredit all of the stereotypes.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers