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canned

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of canned

using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model

There's a canned quality to the screenplay that reminds you of countless other action movies.

Synonyms of canned

apish, emulative, formulaic, imitative, mimetic, mimic, slavish, unoriginal

Words Related to canned

copied, cribbed, plagiarized

artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

duplicated, photocopied, reduplicated, reproduced, transcribed

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading

cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), perfunctory, routine, uninspired

Near Antonyms of canned

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

genuine, natural, real

classic, ideal, model

Antonyms of canned

archetypal (also archetypical), original

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