stereotypes

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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idea held as standard, example n.
categorize as being example, standard v.

NOUN

idea held as standard, example

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pattern

STRONG

average boilerplate convention custom fashion formula institution mold

WEAK

received idea

Antonyms

WEAK

difference

VERB

categorize as being example, standard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pigeonhole

STRONG

catalogue conventionalize define dub institutionalize normalize regulate standardize systematize typecast

WEAK

methodize take to be

Antonyms

STRONG

confuse disorganize

WEAK

differentiate dissimilate

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stereotypes

So many of the stereotypes people have about Los Angeles are shared with Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Title IX was meant to combat demeaning and exclusionary sex stereotypes.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

Such programs help tackle loneliness, stereotypes and ageism.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Advocates and researchers say this practice perpetuates negative stereotypes and harms the lives and business of real people.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Lawyers typically have little information about potential jurors, so their decisions to strike individual jurors tend to be based on nothing more than stereotypes, prejudices, and hunches.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander