unoriginal

adjective
UK: /ˌʌnəˈrɪdʒɪnl/
US: /ˌʌnəˈrɪdʒɪnl/

  1. Not new or creative; lacking originality.

    1. The story was unoriginal, and quite boring.
    2. His unoriginal ideas failed to impress the panel of judges during the competition.

Synonyms

derivative conventional hackneyed stale banal

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The phonetic transcription of "unoriginal" is /ˌʌnəˈrɪdʒɪnl/ in British English and /ˌʌnəˈrɪdʒɪnl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "unoriginal": derivative, conventional, hackneyed, stale, banal.

Example usage of "unoriginal": "The story was unoriginal, and quite boring.". More examples on the page.