Synonyms for unoriginal
- adjective
Most common
unimaginative clichéd hackneyed uncreative time-worn sequacious
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Hackneyed — lacking originality
hackneyed, unimaginative, uncreative, clichéd, imitative, slavish, banal, corny, predictable, derivative, stale, stock, commonplace, beaten, platitudinous, uninventive, bromidic, trite, threadbare
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lacking originality.
Example sentences
- unimaginative Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
- hackneyed A bad writer's prose is full of hackneyed phrases.
- uncreative Just because he's uncreative doesn't mean he doesn't need a creative outlet.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unoriginal | steady | |
| unimaginative | falling | |
| hackneyed | steady | |
| uncreative | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- stock1, stale1, corny2, banal2, trite1
- 6 letters
- beaten2
- 7 letters
- slavish2
- 8 letters
- bromidic
- 9 letters
- hackneyed2, imitative4
- 10 letters
- derivative4, threadbare2, uncreative, sequacious
- 11 letters
- predictable4, commonplace3, uninventive
- 13 letters
- unimaginative6, platitudinous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (corny2 = 2 syllables).