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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Early in her career, she railed against being pigeon-holed as an R&B artist, when her music spanned genres like pop, alternative and folk, alongside throwback soul.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

They refused an offer to appear in “Viva Las Vegas” with Elvis Presley, the AP said, not wanting to get pigeon-holed in American musical films.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

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

From Fox News • Dec. 4, 2020

Before they voted, a bill altering the law would have been ignominiously pigeon-holed, but the ballot in their hands wrought a change under which a measure abolishing gambling was enacted.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted

pigeon-holed

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