Wondering how to use Unoriginal in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as stale or corny.
Unoriginal meaning
- Lacking originality.
- Not being the first or earliest version of something, not original.
- Without an origin or source.
Synonyms of Unoriginal
Using Unoriginal
- The main meaning on this page is: Lacking originality. | Not being the first or earliest version of something, not original. | Without an origin or source.
- Useful related words include: stale, corny, bromidic, well-worn.
- In the example corpus, unoriginal often appears in combinations such as: and unoriginal, unoriginal and, unoriginal but.
Context around Unoriginal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unoriginal
- In this selection, "unoriginal" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, definitely, largely, work, title and thoughts stand out and add context to how "unoriginal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and often unoriginal food at and bland and unoriginal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unoriginal" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unoriginal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The acting is wooden, the writing is awful, the story feels stale and unoriginal. (14 words)
Maslin agreed that some characters were unoriginal, but said their detailed characterizations made them memorable. (15 words)
Comparing the gay community to a stereotypical high school’s clique culture is unoriginal, but apt. (16 words)
I do think games have got to such a level now, in terms of the graphics and the sort of baseline quality of gameplay – which is generally never going to be bad anymore – that you can have plenty of fun even with an unoriginal or repetitive game. (47 words)
Sir David Jason, who played Del Boy in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, initially expressed dissatisfaction with the show's first Christmas specials, describing Christmas Crackers as unoriginal and Diamonds Are for Heather as too generic. (39 words)
With attempts at meta commentary on sex scenes, followed by sex scenes with incredibly cringeworthy dialogue, and trying to blend in a relationship drama into the mix, the script feels really uninteresting and unoriginal. (34 words)
But then you can’t ignore the weird and unoriginal plot flip-flopping (Kirk instead of Spock? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
Crime Boss is repetitive and unoriginal, and its obviously bored actors are clearly as unimpressed with the script as you will be.
However, the original series, which began in the mid-2000s, received harsher criticism from viewers who found the show annoyingly repetitive and unoriginal.
Obviously, no one can speak for all writers, but let me make the argument that starting with a blurry copy of unoriginal work isn’t a good way to create original work.
There was an Incomprehensibility Prize, one for Most Unoriginal Title, and my favourite, All Must Have Prizes Prize for those who had so far garnered none.
At all levels, college athletic departments are afraid to unshackle themselves from unoriginal thoughts like pushing former assistants such as Lana Kiffin to the front of the line.
I do think games have got to such a level now, in terms of the graphics and the sort of baseline quality of gameplay – which is generally never going to be bad anymore – that you can have plenty of fun even with an unoriginal or repetitive game.
Sir David Jason, who played Del Boy in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, initially expressed dissatisfaction with the show's first Christmas specials, describing Christmas Crackers as unoriginal and Diamonds Are for Heather as too generic.
With attempts at meta commentary on sex scenes, followed by sex scenes with incredibly cringeworthy dialogue, and trying to blend in a relationship drama into the mix, the script feels really uninteresting and unoriginal.
Comparing the gay community to a stereotypical high school’s clique culture is unoriginal, but apt.
The acting is wooden, the writing is awful, the story feels stale and unoriginal.
Those are a lot of decisions to end at an experience which, while appropriately atmospheric and nearly edging into the realm of interesting, is ultimately hampered by predictable plot points and unoriginal gameplay.
But then you can’t ignore the weird and unoriginal plot flip-flopping (Kirk instead of Spock?
If one defines a "tourist trap" by exploiting the popularity of a particular location to sell inferior and often unoriginal food at excessive prices, Halászbástya Étterem undoubtedly receives absolution.
It scans billions of online resources and web pages to check for copied and unoriginal content in your paper and displays it immediately.
When we come back, Rumble has wrapped her legs around Becky’s waist because sleeper holds are unoriginal.
Yes, sometimes I’m struck by the intense annoyance that the best smartwatch available is something so unoriginal as a phone in miniature with a barely tweaked UI.
According to the silent film website Brenton Film, "there are a multitude of poor quality DVDs with different edits, scores, running speeds and usually in definitely unoriginal black and white." citation There are exceptions.
Charles Rubin has written that it was precisely because Ehrlich was largely unoriginal and wrote in a clear emotionally gripping style that it became so popular.
He lamented that without space for anything more than simple dialogue or sparse artwork, comics as an art form were becoming dilute, bland, and unoriginal.
Maslin agreed that some characters were unoriginal, but said their detailed characterizations made them memorable.
Common combinations with unoriginal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: