Synonyms of stereotyped

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adjective

ˈster-ē-ə-ˌtīpt 

as in cliche

used or heard so often as to be dull

the wacky neighbor and other stereotyped characters seen on TV sitcoms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cliche
• tired
• hackneyed
• commonplace
• obligatory
• clichéd
• typical
• boring
• trite
• cliché
• usual
• banal
• stale
• shopworn
• hackney
• conventional
• cardboard
• tiring
• old
• timeworn
• hack
• musty
• threadbare
• standard
• dull
• well-worn
• cobwebby
• derivative
• ordinary
• moth-eaten
• normal
• imitative
• unimaginative
• bromidic
• dusty
• uninspired
• heavy
• weary
• rote
• platitudinous
• pedestrian
• tiresome
• unoriginal
• monotonous
• uninteresting
• tame
• drab
• wearying
• routine
• ready-made
• vapid
• dry
• tedious
• canned
• prosaic
• wearisome
• pedantic
• humdrum
• stodgy
• cookie-cutter
• colorless
• stock
• twice-told
• stuffy
• leaden
• dreary
• arid
• flat
• ponderous
• numbing
• jejune
• barren
• old-fashioned
• tried-and-true
• platitudinal
• undramatic
• ho-hum
• mind-numbing
• jading
• old hat
• drudging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• original
• new
• novel
• fresh
• exciting
• interesting
• stimulating
• involving
• engaging
• animating
• intriguing
• unhackneyed
• energizing
• atypical
• unusual
• unfamiliar
• riveting
• absorbing
• engrossing
• strange
• gripping
• unclichéd
• unknown
• uncommon
• unaccustomed
• extraordinary
• unprecedented
• unheard-of
• enlivening
• galvanizing
• invigorating
• pioneering
• pathbreaking
• trailblazing

stereotyped

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verb

past tense of stereotype

as in popularized

to use so much as to make less appealing

Movies have stereotyped the domineering mother-in-law ad nauseam.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• popularized
• bored
• overused
• exhausted
• overexposed
• vulgarized
• hackneyed
• tired
• depleted
• jaded
• coarsened
• wore out
• overdid

Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective stereotyped differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of stereotyped are hackneyed, threadbare, and trite. While all these words mean "lacking the freshness that evokes attention or interest," stereotyped implies falling invariably into the same pattern or form.

views of minorities that are stereotyped and out-of-date

In what contexts can hackneyed take the place of stereotyped?

While in some cases nearly identical to stereotyped, hackneyed stresses being worn out by overuse so as to become dull and meaningless.

all of the metaphors and images in the poem are hackneyed

When would threadbare be a good substitute for stereotyped?

The synonyms threadbare and stereotyped are sometimes interchangeable, but threadbare applies to what has been used until its possibilities of interest have been totally exhausted.

a mystery novel with a threadbare plot

Where would trite be a reasonable alternative to stereotyped?

Although the words trite and stereotyped have much in common, trite applies to a once effective phrase or idea spoiled from long familiarity.

"you win some, you lose some" is a trite expression

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stereotyped

Adjective

Tragedies can be examined by those outside of its sphere of destruction, but the groundswell of feeling from Mexican viewers and critics is that there was little or no care taken to understand the cultural grief beyond stereotyped spectacle. —Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025

Founded by artists who grew up in Maryvale, Salcido said the purpose of Labor is to be the bridge that shows the artistic capacity and potential of Maryvale because the neighborhood is too often stereotyped, underrepresented and ignored. —David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024

Verb

For decades, the profession has been stereotyped as a world of calculators and spreadsheets, quietly humming in the background of business. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025

This is, of course, a tremendously unfair characterization of the lunch lady, who, given her profession of feeding hungry children, ought to be stereotyped as saintly rather than monstrous. —Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025