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stereotyped adjective [ ˈstɛrɪətʌɪpt ]

• viewed or represented as a stereotype.
• "the film is weakened by its stereotyped characters"

stereotype verb

• view or represent as a stereotype.
• "the city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland"
Similar: typecast, pigeonhole, conventionalize, standardize, categorize, compartmentalize, label, tag, stock, conventional, stereotypical, conventionalized, standardized, standard, formulaic, predictable, hackneyed, clichéd, cliché-ridden, banal, trite, platitudinous, unoriginal, derivative, overused, overworked, well worn, stale, tired, corny, old hat, hacky,
Opposite: unconventional, original, fresh,
Origin: late 18th century: from French stéréotype (adjective).


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