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All unoriginal synonyms

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adjective unoriginal

  • imitated — Simple past tense and past participle of imitate.
  • commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
  • imitative — imitating; copying; given to imitation.
  • oldfangled — old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
  • isolationist — a person who favors or works for isolationism.
  • yawner — a person who yawns.
  • nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
  • derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
  • derivative — A derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else.
  • corny — If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.
  • mimetic — characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.
  • noplace — nowhere.
  • zestless — keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
  • copied — an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.
  • olden — of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.

adj unoriginal

  • cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
  • cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
  • cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
  • banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
  • castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
  • bonder — a long stone or brick laid in a wall as a header
  • hackneyed — let out, employed, or done for hire.
  • doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
  • mildewed — Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
  • germfree — free of germs; sterile: This kind of research should be done in a germfree laboratory.
  • cast-off — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
  • formulaic — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
  • cornfed — fed on corn
  • conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
  • dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
  • derived — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
  • garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
  • infecund — not fecund; unfruitful; barren.
  • old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
  • bromidic — ordinary; dull
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