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counterstereotypic

counterstereotypic is the alternative form of counterstereotypical.

Meaning of counterstereotypical

Adjective

counterstereotypical (comparative more counterstereotypical, superlative most counterstereotypical)

  1. Not in accordance with a stereotype
    • “All this exposure to this very counterstereotypical African-American has actually changed — at least temporarily — what is on the tip of the tongue,” said E. Ashby Plant[…]2009 January 15, Sarah Kershaw, “Talk About Race? Relax, It’s O.K.”, in New York Times

Origin of counterstereotypic

From counter- + stereotypic.

Questions about counterstereotypic

What is counterstereotypic the alternative form of?
Counterstereotypic is the alternative form of counterstereotypical.

Words near counterstereotypic in the dictionary

  1. counterstepping
  2. countersteps
  3. counterstereotype
  4. counterstereotyped
  5. counterstereotypes
  6. counterstereotypic
  7. counterstereotypical
  8. counterstereotypically
  9. counterstereotyping
  10. counterstimulate
  11. counterstimulated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: counterstereotypic (page history and authors); counterstereotypical (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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