Cribbed
Imitative
Imitative adjective - Using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model.
Usage example: your writing style tends to be imitative of whichever author you've recently read
Cribbed and imitative are semantically related. You can use "Cribbed" instead an adjective "Imitative". informal substitute
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Imitative and Cribbed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cribbed/imitative
Cribbed & Imitative. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cribbed/imitative>.
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