stereotypically
As commonly assumed
In the manner of a stereotype—conforming to a widely held, oversimplified image of a particular type of person or thing.
Stereotypically, accountants are boring and programmers are socially awkward.
The word often signals awareness that a generalization is being invoked: He was stereotypically masculine—loud, competitive, unwilling to ask for directions.
Overused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- overusedEmployed too frequently
- predictableAble to be foreseen
formulaic · stock · worn-out · tired · threadbare · commonplace · derivative · unoriginal
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- pigeonholeClassify too rigidly
typecast · label · generalization · profiling · discrimination · preconception · bigotry · racism
Original model for copies
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
paradigm · exemplar · textbook · classic · trademark · iconic · representative · characteristic
Following long-held customs
- customaryDone by convention
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- normativeSetting behavioral standards
- conformistOne following accepted norms
expected · typical · habitual · orthodox · standardized · conservative · time-honored · established
hackneyed
Overused and unoriginal
predictable · formulaic · stock · worn-out · tired · threadbare · commonplace · derivative · unoriginal · old-hat
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- stigmaMark of dishonor
pigeonhole · typecast · label · generalization · profiling · discrimination · preconception · bigotry · racism · sexism
archetype
Original model for copies
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- epitomePerfect representative of type
quintessence · paradigm · exemplar · textbook · classic · trademark · iconic · representative · characteristic · definitive
traditional
Following long-held customs
- customaryDone by convention
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- normativeSetting behavioral standards
conformist · expected · typical · habitual · orthodox · standardized · conservative · time-honored · established · ritualistic
stereotypicallyindividually
One at a time
personally · uniquely · distinctively · idiosyncratically · case-by-case
stereotypicallyunconventionally
In a nonstandard way
atypically · unexpectedly · unusually · uncharacteristically · surprisingly
stereotypicallyoriginally
From the start
authentically · genuinely · freshly · innovatively · creatively