Stereotypical

//ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.

    "There were a lot of young girls, in their early-twenties she guessed, many of them either Gothed up in thick black mascara and black lip stick, others looking like stereotypical Beat Girls in black rollnecks and jeans."

  2. 2
    Banal, commonplace, and clichéd because of overuse.

    "I was disappointed by the stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending."

  3. 3
    Relating to stereotypy.

    "Tics are brief, stereotypical behaviors that are initiated by an unconscious urge that can be temporarily suppressed."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality wordnet

Synonyms

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conventionalstereotypedstereotypicunimaginative

Example

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"You should avoid stereotypical behavior."

Etymology

From stereotype + -ical.

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