Synonyms of unoriginal

unoriginal

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈrj-jə-nᵊl 

as in imitative

using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model

critics faulted the novel for having a painfully unoriginal plot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imitative
• formulaic
• imitation
• misleading
• mock
• copied
• emulative
• deceptive
• mimetic
• slavish
• canned
• apish
• false
• fraudulent
• mimic
• epigonous
• epigonic
• synthetic
• artificial
• fake
• counterfeit
• uninspired
• plagiarized
• bogus
• sham
• factitious
• simulated
• duplicated
• reproduced
• cribbed
• photocopied
• substitute
• transcribed
• reduplicated
• perfunctory
• routine
• forged
• cut-and-dried
• backup
• cut-and-dry
• man-made

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• original
• true
• legitimate
• authentic
• real
• bona fide
• archetypal
• natural
• archetypical
• genuine
• classic
• ideal
• model

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of unoriginal

The funny thing is that the designs Mr. Reed has in mind for these ladies are as derivative and unoriginal as his monologues, and that’s kind of the point. —Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024

The bourbon shelf is overflowing with unoriginal ‘me-too’ bottles. —Rachel King, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024

The Roman allegory — in which Cesar aspires to change his government while fulfilling his creative hubris, enjoying the perks of fickle celebrity — is both inexact and unoriginal. —Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024

The dreamlike mishmash of religious iconography and in-your-face motherhood imagery that Belinda witnesses in ghostly visions reads as derivative and unoriginal. —Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024