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. Nicole Kassell:

   The opportunity to examine the original themes - the quest for courage, love, wisdom and home - feels more timely and urgent than ever, these are profoundly iconic shoes to fill, and I am eager to dance alongside these heroes of my childhood as we pave a newly minted yellow brick road!

2. Tonya Webb:

   The original ‘Halloween,’ the 1978 one, is my favorite movie of all time, and when I saw his name on the list, I just couldn’t help myself.

3. Samuel Adams:

   All Men have a Right to remain in a State of Nature as long as they please: And in case of intolerable Oppression, civil or religious, to leave the Society they belong to and enter into another. When Men enter into Society, it is by voluntary Consent, and they have a Right to demand and insist upon the performance of such Conditions and previous Limitations as form an equitable original Compact.

4. Jeff David:

   We're embracing the hotel's original DNA, while simultaneously offering guests intuitive service and relevant luxury, the Knickerbocker's history is something that most luxury hotels cannot offer.

5. Calvin Trillin:

   The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.