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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In sales, trust is currency, and nothing burns trust faster than sounding unoriginal, lazy or shady.
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Don Markland, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 14 July 2025
These are deeply unoriginal ideas about the future.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
So far, what AI produces in the way of literature is purely derivative and thus noticeably unoriginal.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Don Markland, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 14 July 2025
These are deeply unoriginal ideas about the future.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
So far, what AI produces in the way of literature is purely derivative and thus noticeably unoriginal.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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