The media had attempted to pigeonhole the indie rock band as a mere novelty.
Source: tatoeba (8310264)
Pigeonhole
//ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊl//
Synonyms for "pigeonhole" (205 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (62)
deferdelaydesignationdigestdividedivisiondoghousedollhousedrag outenactenact lawsenrollenterenumerateestateextendeyeeyeletfilefilibuster
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filing systemfinding listgasketget the floorgradegrommetgroupgroupingguidehandlisthang firehang uphave the floorheadheadinghold offhold overhold upholehole in the wallidentifyimpanelindexinventoryitemizekeep scorekeyholekillkinknotholelay asidelay awaylay bylay overleaguelegislateletter filelevellistlobbylobby throughlogroll
Related words (102)
looploopholemanholemothballmouseholenamenicheordainorderpasspeepholepidgepigeonholespinchpinholeplaceplacketplacket holeplayhousepocket
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portholepositionpostpostponepredicamentprogramprolongprorogateprorogueprotractpunch-holepush asideput asideput awayput in forceput in mothballsput offput on iceput throughracerailroadrailroad throughrangerankrateratingrecessregisterreserveroll logsrubricschedulescoresectionseptsetset asideset byshelveshift offsidelinesleep onslotsortspiraclestand overstationstatusstave offstaystorestowstrainstratumstretch outsubdividesubdivisionsubgroupsubordersuspendtabletable the motiontabulatetake a recesstake the floortallytaptiertight spottight squeezetitletypeventventholevetowaiveyield the floor
Verb(5 words)
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8 entriesderived from
2 entrieshas context
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2 entriesmanner of
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12 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 17 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- encasellar verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 分類架 /分类架 noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- 文件架 noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- 鴿棚 /鸽棚 noun (one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote)
Czech
1 entries- [poštovní] přihrádka noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
Dutch
4 entries- duivenhok noun (one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote)
- duiventil noun (one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote)
- vak noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- hokjesdenken verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
Finnish
4 entries- häpeäpaalu noun (form of stocks with openings for restraining a person’s hands or feet; one of the openings in the device)
- jalkapuu noun (form of stocks with openings for restraining a person’s hands or feet; one of the openings in the device)
- kulkuaukko noun (small opening for looking or passing things through; opening in a ship for passing equipment through)
- kulkuaukko kyyhkylle noun (hole or opening in a door or wall for a pigeon to pass through)
French
2 entries- cataloguer verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
- ranger dans une case verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
German
2 entries- Fach noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- in eine Schublade stecken verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
Greek
3 entries- γραμματοθυρίδα noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- θυρίδα noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- περιστερώνας noun (one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote)
Hungarian
1 entries- beskatulyáz verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
Italian
4 entries- casellario noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- piccionaia noun (one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote)
- classificare verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
- etichettare verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
Japanese
1 entries- 決めつける verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
Macedonian
4 entries- гулабарник noun (one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote)
- преграда noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- фах noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- чекмеџе noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
Portuguese
2 entries- escaninho noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- rotular verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
Russian
2 entries- голуби́ное гнездо́ noun (one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote)
- отделе́ние для бума́г noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
Spanish
3 entries- casilla noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- casillero noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- encasillar verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
Swedish
2 entries- fack noun (one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
- placera i ett fack verb (to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
Urdu
1 entries- کابک noun (one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
Don't pigeonhole me! I can do more than one thing.
Source: tatoeba (11024679)
The loft was lighted by a semicircular hole, though which the pigeons crept to their lodgings in the same high quarters of the premises; […] 'Dear Clym, I wonder how your face looks now?' she said, gazing abstractedly at the pigeon-hole, which admitted the sunlight so directly upon her brown hair and transparent tissues that it almost seemed to shine through her.
Source: wiktionary
Abbé [Emmanuel Joseph] Sieyès has vvhole neſts of pigeon-holes full of conſtitutions ready made, ticketed, ſorted, and numbered; ſuited to every ſeaſon and every fancy; […]
Source: wiktionary
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.