Synonyms of plagiarizing

plagiarizing

verb

present participle of plagiarize

as in forging

to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas

He plagiarized a classmate's report.

Related Words

• forging
• reproducing
• cribbing
• inventing
• manipulating
• simulating
• counterfeiting
• duplicating
• faking
• replicating
• fabricating
• phonying
• adulterating
• juggling
• concocting
• tampering (with)
• reduplicating
• cooking (up)
• doctoring
• fudging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plagiarizing

The writers of these biblical tales weren’t plagiarizing Homer, MacDonald says. — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Both are easier than plagiarizing Wikipedia ever was! — ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026

Rankings influence many disciplines and can mutate values as well as goals, leading academics to such unscholarly behaviors as plagiarizing others’ work, unintentionally manipulating data, or outright falsifying it. — Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026

Buster attended the same law school starting in 2018, but he was kicked out for low grades and allegedly plagiarizing in the summer of 2019, per The State. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025

By their thinking, the AI company is a free-rider plagiarizing their movies and TV shows. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

After the political satirist used part of his Sunday show to blast Cain's recent decision to join the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, the actor hit back, accusing the comedian of plagiarizing his jokes. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025

Here's what happens to Indiana University students when they are caught plagiarizing. — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025

Mexican authorities accused sportswear company Adidas of plagiarizing artisans in southern Mexico, alleging that a new sandal design is strikingly similar to the traditional Indigenous footwear known as huaraches. — Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025