unoriginal
adjective
, -ˈrij-nəl\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unoriginal
Synonyms
apish, canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, imitative, mimetic, mimic, slavish
Antonyms
archetypal (also archetypical), original
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As unoriginal as the premise might be, the movie works well enough, thanks mainly to its two stars: David Oyelowo, portraying an LAPD detective named Jack, and Storm Reid as his teenage niece Ashley, who was murdered two weeks earlier. — Michael O'sullivan, Twin Cities, "Time-travel thriller ‘Don’t Let Go’ kind of works, as long as you don’t think too hard about it," 30 Aug. 2019 Heft, who died in 2009, received a B- from an unimpressed teacher, who reportedly called the design unoriginal. — Claire Wolters, National Geographic, "Flag Day's long—and surprising—history explained," 14 June 2019 These sentences aren’t flourishes of showoff; nothing unoriginal slips by in this flawless novel. — Randy Rosenthal, The Seattle Times, "A grieving widow stalks her dead husband through the streets of Havana," 2 Aug. 2018 His teacher said the design was unoriginal and gave him the mediocre grade, but offered to raise it to an A if the design was accepted nationally. — Josh Axelrod And Saeed Ahmed, CNN, "It's Flag Day. Here are some fun facts about the American flag you may not have known," 14 June 2018 Veronica, meanwhile, sneaks into her dad’s office and opens the safe (the code is always her birthday, how unoriginal, Hiram) to grab the cash inside. — Jessica Macleish, Teen Vogue, ""Riverdale" Recap Season 2 Episode 19: Did Betty Learn Who the Black Hood Is?," 26 Apr. 2018 What’s maybe most surprising is how unoriginal most of the work is. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Can Netflix Take Over Hollywood?," 24 Apr. 2018 If Apple produced a complicated, unoriginal computer, our brand association might cause many of us to ignore that reality and praise the product anyway. — Tim Calkins, Fortune, "Commentary: Everyone Loved Bill Cosby. Did His Brand Cover His Crimes?," 30 Apr. 2018 Beckham pokes fun at Mendes and calls him unoriginal in a promo for the upcoming episode. — Jenna West, SI.com, "Watch: Odell Beckham Jr. Raps In Promo For Sunday's 'Drop The Mic'," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unoriginal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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