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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How to use original in a sentence?

1. Attorney General Loretta Lynch:

   We think that this is exactly the type of case that the federal hate crimes statues were, in fact, conceived of to cover, racially motivated violence such as this is the original domestic terrorism.

2. James Yan:

   Without the original supply chain, we may see its speed of development start to slow down.

3. Margaret Atwood:

   It’s not an original thought. People had that thought at the time, japanese pilots during WWII, same idea. There are very few absolutely new ideas. The difference with ‘Star Wars’ is because it was a film, Han Solo gets to fly away. He doesn’t blow up his own plane. He just blows up the Death Star.

4. Andrew Shennan:

   Compared to the original Covid virus the new variants( alpha and then delta) caused progressively more severe disease in pregnant women, this included need for ventilation, intensive care admission and pneumonia, more than 50 % more likely to occur.

5. James McQuivey:

   The company has historically had rocky relations with other hardware makers, preferring to imagine a world in which everyone buys an Apple device, then powers it with Apple services, this was the model for the original iPod, as most people forget. You couldn't use iTunes on a PC originally. Eventually Apple got wise.