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Relating to, characterized by, or guilty of plagiarism; involving the unauthorized appropriation of another person's language, thoughts, or creative work as one's own.

Usage Example

"The academic committee dismissed the essay after discovering several plagiarized passages lifted directly from an uncredited journal article."

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plagiarized
Strong
copied
pirated
cribbed
unoriginal
derivative
Weak
imitative

Opposites of plagiaristic

The opposite of plagiaristic shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

original
authentic
inventive
creative
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Plagiaristic. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/plagiaristic
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