Synonyms for pigeonhole
ˈpɪdʒ ənˌhoʊlpi·geon·hole

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1. pigeonholenoun

   To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).

   Fred was disappointed at the lack of post in his pigeonhole.

   Synonyms:
   table, shelve

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1. pigeonholenoun

   a specific (often simplistic) category

   Synonyms:
   cubbyhole

2. cubbyhole, pigeonholeverb

   a small compartment

   Synonyms:
   snuggery, snug, cubby, cubbyhole

3. pigeonholeverb

   place into a small compartment

   Synonyms:
   stereotype, stamp

4. pigeonhole, stereotype, stampverb

   treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

   "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"

   Synonyms:
   stomp, stereotype, emboss, stamp, boss, stump

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1. • Category
   • Classify
   • Place

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1. Nic Pizzolatto:

   You can’t really judge an actor’s abilities by their career, because the business is going to pigeonhole people into whatever turns a profit, and no artist is less in charge of how their work is presented than an actor, the appeal of Vince was that within a great naturalism, he can convey fierce intelligence, complex emotion, and a real warmth married to a real edge, strength and vulnerability and danger and humor. There are essential contradictions at work that makes him fascinating to watch.