- past tense form of stereotype.
- past participle of stereotype.
adjective
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lacking originality or individuality; conventional; trite
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reproduced from or on a stereotype printing plate
Synonym Usage
See commonplace.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stereotyped
First recorded in 1810–20; stereotype + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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What the reporting revealed was a continuing debate over whether Gen Z is everything from coddled to unfairly stereotyped and how it will fare at work in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
"A lot of this comes down to shared problems that we have in the South Asian community of how South Asian boys and how South Asian girls might be stereotyped amongst football," she says.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
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
But he also described how he uses it strategically, avoiding “things that are cringe” and anything that might risk getting him stereotyped as the Gen Z legislator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
As wholes, or parts, with movement or just motionless figures, with special attention to the color spots or ignoring them, with lots of ideas or just a few stereotyped responses.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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