PLAGIARIZED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in copied

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verb

past tense of plagiarize

as in forged

to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas He plagiarized a classmate's report.

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Kinnock was among his generation’s greatest political orators—to the point that Joe Biden, then a senator from Delaware, plagiarized some of his most effective lines. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 His 1534 revision was heavily used – plagiarized would be a better word – by almost all English translations over the next hundred years. — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 The book was later pulled from circulation amid the revelation that Hill plagiarized a portion. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 May 2026 In the mind of the plagiarized, as often as not, what has been perpetrated is nothing less than an outrage. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 This is the First Lady who plagiarized a speech by her nemesis Michelle Obama. — Katha Pollitt, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026 In 1991, a committee of scholars concluded that King had plagiarized passages in his dissertation for a doctoral degree while a student at Boston University. — John Blake, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026 Yeong-in and Su-yeon had donated an art piece to the university hosting the art show that Ki-dae had suspected was plagiarized. — Kayti Burt, Time, 5 Dec. 2025 The paper also has covered allegations that IU President Pamela Whitten plagiarized parts of her dissertation, with the most recent story running in September. — Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plagiarized

Adjective

Because that was the trend this week, and next week the same unoriginal dopes will be onto something else.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
This situation fuels a broader discussion about whether generative AI could produce unoriginal adaptations more cost-effectively, challenging studios to either innovate or embrace AI for these types of remakes.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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That theme stayed true Thursday evening, with the American League Central rivals trading leads until the Tigers (49-54) forged ahead and beat the Royals 4-3 in a series opener at Comerica Park.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cerebras shares gained about 5% on Thursday after the company forged an agreement with Advanced Micro Devices that involves the two chipmakers to work together on artificial intelligence systems.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Definition of forged

Adjective

Give your appetizer spread a refresh with this no-cook dip made with canned chickpeas, tuna, lemon juice, anchovies, red onion, and parsley.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026
The couple found canned food tucked away inside the house, along with furniture that had remained in place as decades passed.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of canned

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But the deeper misconception, Zacharia and other scholars say, is that there exists a single, correct ancient world the film could have reproduced.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
By doing this, the researchers effectively reproduced some of that ultrathin-film behavior inside a solid chunk of material.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

Definition of reproduced

Adjective

From the fragmented breakup anthems to the formulaic moodboard fodder, nothing on Steve Lacy’s new album seems to come naturally.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026
With Disney serving as popular culture’s foremost purveyor of such retreads, the formula for what makes a live-action remake hit or miss with audiences could hardly seem less formulaic.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of formulaic

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All eight club tracks follow the same basic template, one cribbed from Midwestern producers like Boo Williams and Paul Johnson, as well as early, ravey Daft Punk and, in particular, the take-no-prisoners cutups of Germany’s Soundhack.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
The colorway is also cribbed from that used to reveal the Air Jordan 28, as a black upper gives way to a highlighter green inner layer and shroud branding, as well as a translucent blue outsole.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of cribbed

Adjective

The word is likely imitative (onomatopoeic), echoing the sound of heavy breathing during sleep.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.

— Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of imitative

Verb

One thing that really struck me in that Postman book was that before radio and television was invented, there was no way to be a reader, because there was no way to not be a reader.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Bungling comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman) creates global Armageddon-like havoc by breaking a device invented by Sheldon and Leonard, neither of whom appear in the series.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

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