typecast
verb (used with object)
to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
typecasting
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present participleof typecast.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Despite this typecasting, she would later go on to make her mark, first in theatre and then in various TV shows and films by the 1990s.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
A contemporary account describes the real-life Ka’iana as “near 6 feet 5 inches in stature, and the muscular form of his limbs was of a Herculean appearance,” which is basically typecasting for Momoa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
This hero's death slices Pascal’s protective father typecasting by half.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2025
That kind of typecasting never appealed to Hill.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
That one of his last roles was Zeus in the upcoming Disney+ adaptation of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” just seems like typecasting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
