Synonyms of stereotypes

stereotypes 1 of 2

noun

plural of stereotype

as in notions

an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation

the noble savage was a stereotype that appealed to 18th-century intellectuals, who viewed European civilization as decadent and corrupt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notions
• concepts
• conceptions
• generalizations
• theories
• hypotheses
• clichés
• sayings
• generalities
• truisms
• platitudes
• commonplaces
• bromides
• proverbs
• propositions
• saws
• oversimplifications
• adages
• simplifications
• simplisms

stereotypes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stereotype

as in overuses

to use so much as to make less appealing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overuses
• bores
• exhausts
• popularizes
• vulgarizes
• overexposes
• hackneys
• coarsens
• overdoes
• wears out
• tires
• depletes
• jades

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stereotypes

Noun

Jag Nagendra is challenging stereotypes by encouraging greater participation and visibility in the community. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is designed as an action flick as well as a portrait of a family dealing with tragedy and an insider’s look at an insular community that mocks harmful stereotypes without perpetrating them. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

In 2015, Erica spoke about the stereotypes of being an athlete’s spouse with The Washington Post. — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

The installation was meant to challenge Muslim stereotypes while making a subversive nod to the bread as a famous French symbol. — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

The thing that Fran Leibowitz says is that stereotypes tend to be true. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

These defenses rest on antisemitic undertones and give license to more obvious antisemitic stereotypes. — Kenneth L. Marcus, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Whomever the Black citizens of Los Angeles are voting for, their respectful depiction is a rare departure from the usual screen stereotypes of the 1930s. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

If a journalist had responded that way to finding out the sole holdout on the Lindsay Clancy jury was a white man, most people would have appropriately asked what stereotypes about white men the journalist harbored. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026

Verb

In their scenes together, Ahmed plays straight man so Khan can go huge, all breezy confidence and street smarts combined as a defense against the countless stereotypes the bearded, accented, proudly Muslim Zulfi must face every day. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026

The Coalition for Faith and Media, in partnership with HarrisX, recently launched a research study that found 70% of Americans believe Hollywood stereotypes faith, while 82% say film and TV should prioritize portraying more accurate and complex portrayals of faith and religion. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026

But while working mom and trad wife stereotypes reign online and in popular culture, many moms fall somewhere in between those two tropes. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025

These words have different meanings in the context of AAVE, some say, and using them in a way that appropriates or stereotypes certain people groups strips away the importance of the original definitions. — Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025