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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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The other three stars of that show fought hard against that trope and typecasting.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

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

I haven’t named most of “The Traitors” third-season challengers because there are more than 20 of them, but the game’s psychology relies on typecasting on the part of players and viewers.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025

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

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