not original

ADJECTIVE

derivative

Synonyms

STRONG

cognate secondary subordinate

WEAK

acquired ancestral caused coming from connate copied evolved hereditary imitative inferential inferred obtained plagiaristic plagiarized procured rehashed secondhand uninventive unoriginal

Antonyms

STRONG

important superior

WEAK

inventive original unborrowed unique

Example Sentences

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After they moved in, neighbors revealed the house was not original to the site.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

This soul-gnawing anxiety is not original sin in the Christian sense, even if it functions in much the same way.

From Salon • May 25, 2025

Currently there is a large open space here, with an empty moat that is not original but was created in the 1960s.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Though not original to Cohn’s interview, the characterization provides a window onto the mind-set of the 44th president.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2021

“Picking up trash? Really? That’s not original at all.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

not original

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