typecast

verb

type·​cast ˈtīp-ˌkast 

typecast; typecasting

transitive verb

1

: to cast (an actor) in a part calling for the same characteristics as those possessed by the performer

2

: to cast (an actor) repeatedly in the same type of role

3

: stereotype sense 2

Examples of typecast in a Sentence

Her television work typecast her as a helpless victim.

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result, the city has sometimes been typecast as a boring financial bro with catatonic cuisine to match—a place with too many steakhouses and little else to hang its culinary hat on. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026

Johansson found solace from typecasting in the New York theater scene. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

With all that range, Goldwyn is unbothered by the notion that his career has been influenced by any sort of typecasting. —Dan Heching, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026

But the chief human resources officer at $62 billion giant Colgate-Palmolive is hitting back that young staffers aren’t the career sloths some typecast them to be. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for typecast

• chloroplast
• epiblast
• opencast
• overcast
• protoplast
• rebroadcast
• telecast
• trophoblast
• ultrafast
• unsurpassed
• aghast
• amassed