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

Example Sentences

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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

Four in 10 said they had been pigeon-holed into a genre "which is not true to me", A similar number reported pressure to change their name or their appearance to meet record label's expectations.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2021

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

From Fox News • Dec. 4, 2020

Having decided to test all possible theories, she for the moment pigeon-holed the idea of a mistake, and began to seek for other explanations.

From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.

pigeon-holed

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