pigeonholing

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noun

The classification of disparate entities into narrow and often unfair categories.

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grouping
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Meanings

nounpigeonholing (countable and uncountable, plural pigeonholings)

plural pigeonholings

  1. countableuncountableThe classification of disparate entities into narrow and often unfair categories.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pigeonhole

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna system for classifying things into groups

Similar
grouping
Broader
classification system
Also see
grouping

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

pigeonholing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigeonholing

MLA

“pigeonholing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigeonholing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pigeonholing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigeonholing.

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