as in categorizes
disapproving
to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to only a certain category
She likes to perform different types of music because she doesn't want to be pigeonholed.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeonholes
Verb
-
There’s a lot more in the text of the Voting Rights Act that categorizes the relationship between race, political cohesion and voting power.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026 -
The World Health Organization categorizes people with a BMI over 25 as overweight and a BMI over 30 as obese.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The Controlled Substances Act classifies drugs from Schedule I to Schedule V based on their potential for abuse, addictiveness and medical use.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
-
Armstrong reported the directive explicitly classifies the approval of municipal ordinances as nonpartisan political activity — a category the directive does not prohibit military members from engaging in.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Noun
-
With separate compartments for morning, noon, evening, and bedtime, the Auvon Weekly Pill Organizer keeps everything—well—organized.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
-
Cascading system failures would lead to a race against time to seal compartments and preserve breathable air, though decompression would often happen too quickly for the crew to react.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
-
The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
-
Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
The interior renovation includes converting the office cubicles into approximately 399 apartments and 200 hotel rooms.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
-
Those media outlets were welcomed into the building’s workspaces, though the cubicles and offices are said to be largely empty nowadays.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
That, in the end, is what separates productive worry from the kind that hollows you out.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
8 May 2026
-
Trucks hauling dirt and bulldozers and backhoes tearing into the earth were visible across the two-lane road that separates her from the data center site.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Noun
-
By last year, this had risen to 80,000, with a further 36,000 seeing it for themselves from ships docked in Antarctica’s spectacular bays.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
8 May 2026
-
By contrast, countries in Asia often prioritize extensive seaweed farms, sometimes covering entire bays.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Noun
-
Compression packing cubes are, hands down, the most important accessory in my carry-on-only routine.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
-
Silky cubes of tofu and tender ground pork in a glossy sauce with a subtle heat, more driven by black pepper than the lurid red chilis that swam alongside.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Pigeonholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeonholes. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
