identikit

/aɪˈdɛntɪkɪt/
adjective
  1. Having a very similar or identical appearance to others of the same type; unoriginal.
    • Her identikit response to every question showed she hadn't really thought about it.
    • The identikit houses in the suburb all had the same white fences and green lawns.
    • The band's identikit sound made them hard to tell apart from other pop groups.
noun
  1. A set of drawings of different facial features (such as eyes, nose, mouth) that can be combined to create a picture of a person, especially a suspect in a crime.
    • She looked at the identikit and immediately recognized the man from the park.
    • The police used an identikit to help the witness describe the robber's face.
    • The detective showed the identikit to the victim to see if it matched the attacker.
  2. A person or thing that looks very similar to others of the same type, lacking originality.
    • The characters in the movie felt like identikit heroes from any action film.
    • The new apartment buildings are all identikit copies of each other.
    • His speech was an identikit of every politician's promises.
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