unoriginal
adjective
un·orig·i·nal
ˌən-ə-ˈrj-jə-nᵊl 
-ˈrij-nəl
: lacking originality : not original
an unoriginal idea
a movie with a highly unoriginal plot
an unoriginal thinker
Examples of unoriginal in a Sentence
critics faulted the novel for having a painfully unoriginal plot
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So far, what AI produces in the way of literature is purely derivative and thus noticeably unoriginal.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025
The Bond films became nihilistic, and the post-Snyder DC films are notable only for being poor, unoriginal corporate gestures — counterfeit versions of Snyder’s resonant mythologizing.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
Kyle Fraser People are going to think this is an unoriginal answer.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
People hated generics so much that the name itself became a mild insult, synonymous with anything unoriginal or uninspired.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025
The Bond films became nihilistic, and the post-Snyder DC films are notable only for being poor, unoriginal corporate gestures — counterfeit versions of Snyder’s resonant mythologizing.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
Kyle Fraser People are going to think this is an unoriginal answer.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
People hated generics so much that the name itself became a mild insult, synonymous with anything unoriginal or uninspired.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unoriginal
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“Unoriginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoriginal. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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