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stereotype

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stereotype

an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation
  • the stereotype of the absent-minded professor
Synonyms of stereotype

concept, conception, generality, generalization, notion
Words Related to stereotype

bromide, cliché (also cliche), commonplace, platitude, truism

adage, proverb, saw, saying

oversimplification, simplification

stereotype

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stereotype

to use so much as to make less appealing
  • Movies have stereotyped the domineering mother-in-law ad nauseam.
Synonyms of stereotype

hackney, overexpose, overuse, vulgarize
Words Related to stereotype

bore, exhaust, overdo

coarsen

deplete, jade, tire, wear out

popularize

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