pigeonholed

verb

Definition of pigeonholednext
past tense of pigeonhole
as in categorized
disapproving to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to only a certain category She likes to perform different types of music because she doesn't want to be pigeonholed.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeonholed
  1. categorized
  2. classified
  3. relegated
  4. separated
  5. identified
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  • Previous research has suggested that youth who are categorized as obese tend to have lower muscle strength than those considered normal weight.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • All their transactional data get pulled in, purchases categorized, receipts matched, and accounts reconciled.
    Ryan Lawler, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of categorized
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  • It was classified as dance/electronic and won.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • When pericarditis recurs more than four weeks after the first flare has stopped, it is classified as recurrent pericarditis, or RP.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of classified
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  • The last 8 teams will compete to determine the 2 teams to be relegated to the second division.
    Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And though midnight movie screenings are still enjoyed by niche audiences, spook shows have been all but completely relegated to history.
    Scott Feinblatt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of relegated
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  • Students would have sat on the floor rather than at desks and they wouldn’t have been separated by grade and skill level, like today.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Learning is divided into grades and separated by age and aptitude.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of separated
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  • There could even be more vegetation than identified, said Davey, who was not involved in the research.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The person didn’t want to be identified because the agreement is tentative.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of identified
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