Synonyms for original
əˈrɪdʒ ə nlorig·i·nal

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1. originaladjective

   Synonyms:
   autograph, prototype, initial

   Antonyms:
   reproduction, remake, copy, derivative, simile

2. originaladjective

   First in a series or copies/versions

   This manuscript is the original

   Synonyms:
   prototype, autograph, initial

   Antonyms:
   copy, simile, reproduction, derivative, remake

3. originaladjective

   Newly created

   You’re an original

   Synonyms:
   autograph, prototype, initial

   Antonyms:
   copy, reproduction, remake, simile, derivative

4. originaladjective

   Fresh, different

   The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.

   Synonyms:
   autograph, prototype, initial

   Antonyms:
   copy, remake, reproduction, derivative, simile

5. originaladjective

   Pioneering

   Parker was one of the original bebop players.

   Synonyms:
   initial, autograph, prototype

   Antonyms:
   reproduction, simile, derivative, copy

6. originaladjective

   Having as its origin

   This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.

   Synonyms:
   autograph, initial, prototype

   Antonyms:
   reproduction, derivative, simile, copy

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1. original

   That is authentic which is true to the facts; that is genuine which is true to its own claims; as, authentic history; genuine money.

   A 'genuine' work is one written by the author whose name it bears; an 'authentic' work is one which relates truthfully the matters of which it treats. For example, the apocryphal Gospel of St. Thomas is neither 'genuine' nor 'authentic.' It is not 'genuine,' for St. Thomas did not write it; it is not 'authentic,' for its contents are mainly fables and lies.

   Trench On the Study of Words lect. vi, p. 189. [W. J. Widdleton]

   Authentic is, however, used by reputable writers as synonymous with genuine, tho usually where genuineness carries a certain authority. We speak of accepted conclusions, certain evidence, current money, genuine letters, a legitimate conclusion or legitimate authority, original manuscripts, real value, received interpretation, sure proof, a true statement, a trustworthy witness, a veritable discovery.

   Synonyms:
   accepted, accredited, authentic, authoritative, authorized, certain, current, genuine, legitimate, real, received, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, veritable

   Antonyms:
   apocryphal, baseless, counterfeit, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized

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1. original

   Synonyms:
   primary, initiatory, primordial, peculiar, pristine, ancient, former, first

   Antonyms:
   subsequent, terminal, modern, later, derivative

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1. master, master copy, originalnoun

   an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

   Synonyms:
   professional, master key, archetype, master copy, schoolmaster, passkey, maestro, superior, victor, master, overlord, passe-partout, sea captain, headmaster, captain, lord, pilot, skipper

   Antonyms:
   tired, shopworn, moth-eaten, cold, unoriginal, last, well-worn, bromidic, commonplace, old-hat, cliched, slavish, dusty, secondary, corny, stale, platitudinous, hackneyed, threadbare, platitudinal, stock(a), derived, banal, ready-made, trite, timeworn

2. original, archetype, pilotadjective

   something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

   "this painting is a copy of the original"

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, master copy, pilot, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, fender, master, buffer, pilot burner, airplane pilot

   Antonyms:
   cold, moth-eaten, corny, last, hackneyed, platitudinal, unoriginal, old-hat, threadbare, bromidic, timeworn, shopworn, ready-made, tired, dusty, cliched, stale, platitudinous, slavish, trite, secondary, commonplace, banal, derived, well-worn, stock(a)

3. originaladjective

   preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

   "the original inhabitants of the Americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original cast"; "retracted his original statement"

   Antonyms:
   platitudinous, timeworn, corny, unoriginal, stale, tired, bromidic, old-hat, ready-made, derived, commonplace, platitudinal, moth-eaten, threadbare, cold, slavish, secondary, last, shopworn, stock(a), hackneyed, well-worn, banal, trite, dusty, cliched

4. originaladjective

   (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

   "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"

   Antonyms:
   stale, shopworn, ready-made, platitudinous, well-worn, cold, moth-eaten, last, tired, unoriginal, derived, commonplace, cliched, old-hat, bromidic, stock(a), banal, trite, slavish, platitudinal, timeworn, dusty, threadbare, corny, hackneyed, secondary

5. originaladjective

   being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

   "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"

   Antonyms:
   ready-made, unoriginal, platitudinal, stale, last, bromidic, banal, derived, hackneyed, tired, shopworn, stock(a), timeworn, platitudinous, secondary, old-hat, moth-eaten, threadbare, well-worn, commonplace, trite, dusty, cliched, corny, slavish, cold

6. originaladjective

   not derived or copied or translated from something else

   "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"

   Antonyms:
   well-worn, stale, hackneyed, tired, cliched, shopworn, secondary, banal, moth-eaten, bromidic, platitudinal, threadbare, derived, last, cold, old-hat, timeworn, corny, ready-made, platitudinous, stock(a), unoriginal, trite, commonplace, slavish, dusty

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1. originaladjective

   Synonyms:
   primitive, aboriginal, primeval, primary, primordial, pristine, first

2. originaladjective

   Synonyms:
   inventive, creative

3. originalnoun

   Synonyms:
   source, spring, origin, cause

4. originalnoun

   Synonyms:
   archetype, model, pattern, type, prototype, protoplast, exemplar, first copy

5. originalnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] oddity, eccentric person

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1. originaladjective

   Synonyms:
   first, primeval, aboriginal, primitive, archetypal, primordial, pristine, creative, productive, inventive, ingenious

   Antonyms:
   derivative, copied

2. originalnoun

   Synonyms:
   origin, archetype, prototype, model, pattern

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1. List of paraphrases for "original":

   initial, originals, origin, indigenous, genuine, primitive, initials, originally, originale, initially, first, native, originality, up-front

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1. Donald Trump:

   The indictment dramatically alters the case, although not in a way that will surprise National Review readers. There continues to be no connection to the Trump campaign( which Manafort briefly chaired and Gates also served), much less any suggestion of collusion between the campaign and Russia. The new indictment, however, retreats from the original allegations of money laundering, failure to register as foreign agents, and the so-called conspiracy against the United States. We observed back in November that all of these charges seemed problematic … We also noted at the time that the oddest thing about the original indictment was the absence of tax-evasion and bank-fraud charges. Mueller had seemed to lay the groundwork for these allegations but to have refrained from charging them.Voila ! The case is now exclusively a tax and bank-fraud case.

2. Harold Macmillan:

   As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.

3. Clive Staples Lewis:

   Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.

4. Alamo Drafthouse:

   It’s always been a dream to show the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy again — somehow, someway, seeing the original trilogy on the big screen for the first time is a real life-altering event and just a supreme amount of fun. When the films became available to book for screenings like these, we jumped at the chance to do something big.

5. Christy Oglesby -LRB- right -RRB-:

   The Netflix original series probably takes us close to an hour to watch a 30-minute episode, the Netflix original series's because of you explaining what mise-en-scène means( The Netflix original series's French for' to place in the frame,' and it means that everything in the frame has significance) ; how a specific shot correlates to one of' The Karate Kid ' movies, us dissecting the dialogue ; and me ranting about the angsty unnecessary mistakes of teenagers, both of us loving a camera angle or shot composition and rewinding to watch it three times. Our binging is more like really slow consumption and digestion.