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Synonyms & Antonyms of cribbed
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in copied, plagiarized
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for cribbed
- apish,
- canned,
- emulative,
- epigonic
- (or epigonous),
- formulaic,
- imitative,
- mimetic,
- mimic,
- slavish,
- unoriginal
- artificial,
- bogus,
- factitious,
- fake,
- false,
- imitation,
- man-made,
- mock,
- sham,
- simulated,
- substitute,
- synthetic
- cut-and-dried
- (also cut-and-dry),
- perfunctory,
- routine,
- uninspired
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for cribbed
- archetypal
- (also archetypical),
- original
cribbed
verbpast tense of crib
Synonyms of cribbed (Entry 2 of 2)
to copy an idea, a piece of writing, etc., from someone else
- She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for cribbed
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