SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS

plagiarism

noun

Presenting another person's words, ideas, or work as one's own without proper acknowledgment.

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Uncredited appropriation

Closest synonyms

literary theft uncredited copying unattributed copying

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Usage distinction

Plagiarism concerns presenting another's work as one's own. Academic dishonesty is broader, and copyright infringement is a separate legal concept.

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The instructor used a fictional passage to explain how missing attribution can become plagiarism.

Dictionary practice example.

Plagiarism occurs in a fictional design review when a columnist publishes another writer's original analysis as his own without acknowledging the source.

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