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typecasting

NOUN
classification
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocation allotment analysis arrangement coordination designation distribution grade regulation
STRONG
apportionment assignment assortment codification collocation consignment denomination department disposal disposition division echelon gradation grading graduation group grouping kind order ordering ordination organization pigeonholing sizing sorting systematization taxonomy
WEAK
alloting cataloguing categorizing distributing tabulating
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization keeping retention

Example Sentences

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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

Yet the controversy had the effect of typecasting Gurba as the impudent indie writer willing to torch the publishing industry to make a point about diversity.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

The typecasting as wallflowers and frumps confused her.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

But it was different in the 1970s and '80s, when it was tough to get beyond the typecasting.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2023