as in tired
used or heard so often as to be dull
the wacky neighbor and other stereotyped characters seen on TV sitcoms
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in popularized
to use so much as to make less appealing
Movies have stereotyped the domineering mother-in-law ad nauseam.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of stereotyped
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Latinos are a fundamental part of American history and culture, and one of the largest communities in the United States, yet their presence in Hollywood has long been limited, stereotyped, or overlooked.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
ABC News,
3 May 2026
Latinos are a fundamental part of American history and culture, and one of the largest communities in the United States, yet their presence in Hollywood has long been limited, stereotyped, or overlooked.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stereotyped
Adjective
This is a directed, stereotyped behavior in which the highest-resolution region of the somatosensory surface is brought to bear on the object requiring the most detailed analysis.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Latinos are a fundamental part of American history and culture, and one of the largest communities in the United States, yet their presence in Hollywood has long been limited, stereotyped, or overlooked.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Bolton argues that the pregnant body has either been ignored or stereotyped in art.
—
ABC News,
3 May 2026
Latinos are a fundamental part of American history and culture, and one of the largest communities in the United States, yet their presence in Hollywood has long been limited, stereotyped, or overlooked.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stereotyped
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stereotyped
Adjective
-
Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.
-
Pugh is tired of seeing her mom suffer by no fault of her own.
Verb
-
For anyone bored by the shallow thinking of podcasts, here are real depths.
-
He’s been bored of this war for a while, and in the West Wing, there was a race to be done with it.
Adjective
-
Maybe so, but think of how badly Congress had stated those hackneyed ideas.
-
While not exactly a feminist screed, the script grants nary a free pass to the glut of hackneyed gender conventions in the golden-age canon without at least cracking a joke.
Verb
-
Although the word ‘hero’ is greatly overused in today’s society, in my mind, Calvin Duncan is a hero in the truest sense of that word.
-
Meanwhile, existing antibiotics have been overused, and resistance has mounted to critical levels.
Adjective
-
Using ChatGPT, Gemini, and other artificial intelligence platforms to make everyday decisions has become commonplace.
-
When spreadsheets became commonplace, companies did not hire fewer finance professionals.
Verb
-
In the finals, Israel faced an Australian team already exhausted after fending off South Korea, Japan and Rhodesia (itself in the Asian tournament after being banned in Africa over its white governing regime).
-
For years, people have been frustrated and exhausted by the seemingly endless amount of swiping and small talk that go nowhere on dating apps.
Adjective
-
Maternal inheritance is not the only mode of endosymbiont acquisition; in less obligatory associations hosts may also acquire them from the environment.
-
Not just an obligatory gesture but something that felt genuine and heartfelt.
Verb
-
They can get dehydrated and overexposed to the sun and are unable to cool down.
-
The background appears splotchy and overexposed, but to my dismay, the selfie camera did not miss my messy eyebrows or the minor imperfections on my skin.
Cite this Entry
“Stereotyped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stereotyped. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
