canned

canned

adj \ˈkand\

Definition of CANNED

1

a : prepared or recorded in advance; especially : prepared in standardized form for nonspecific use or wide distribution <canned laughter> <canned music> b : lacking originality or individuality as if mass-produced <canned sales pitch>

2

slang : drunk 1a

Examples of CANNED

1. The salesperson kept using the same canned phrases.
2. <there's a canned quality to the screenplay that reminds you of countless other action movies>

First Known Use of CANNED

1904

Related to CANNED

Synonyms: apish, imitative, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, mimetic, mimic, slavish, unoriginal

Antonyms: archetypal (also archetypical), original

Related Words: copied, cribbed, plagiarized; artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic; duplicated, photocopied, reduplicated, reproduced, transcribed; backup; counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading; cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), perfunctory, routine, uninspired

Near Antonyms: authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true; genuine, natural, real; classic, ideal, model

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Rhymes with CANNED

band, bland, brand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, NAND, rand, sand, Sand, stand, strand