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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

characteristic of a prejudiced and broadly accepted representation or image applied to a certain type of person or thing;

e.g. The girl next door is a stereotyped character present in most TV shows.

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Similar Words

Banal

Cobwebby

Commonplace

Cookie-cutter

Hack

Hackney

Hackneyed

Moth-eaten

Musty

Obligatory

Pedantic

Shopworn

Stale

Threadbare

Timeworn

Tired

Trite

Uninspired

Well-worn

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Opposite Words

Absorbing

Atypical

Engaging

Engrossing

Exciting

Extraordinary

Fresh

Gripping

Interesting

Intriguing

Invigorating

Novel

Original

Riveting

Stimulating

Strange

Trailblazing

Unaccustomed

Uncommon

Unfamiliar

Unhackneyed

Unheard-of

Unknown

Unprecedented

Unusual

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Related Words

Arid

Barren

Bored

Boring

Canned

Cardboard

Colorless

Conventional

Cookie-cutter

Derivative

Drab

Dreary

Dry

Dull

Dusty

Exhausted

Heavy

Ho-hum

Humdrum

Imitative

Jaded

Jejune

Leaden

Mind-numbing

Monotonous

Normal

Numbing

Old

Old-fashioned

Ordinary

Pedantic

Pedestrian

Ponderous

Prosaic

Ready-made

Rote

Routine

Standard

Stock

Stodgy

Stuffy

Tame

Tedious

Tired

Tiresome

Tiring

Tried-and-true

Typical

Undramatic

Unimaginative

Uninspired

Uninteresting

Unoriginal

Usual

Wearisome

Weary

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