original

nouns

an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
master, master copy, original
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
"this painting is a copy of the original"
archetype, original, pilot

adjectives

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"
original
is similar to
preceding all others in time or space or degree
"the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
first
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
"his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
original
is similar to
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
"primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
primary
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"
original
is derived from
originality
antonym
unoriginal
is similar to
radically new or original
"an avant-garde theater piece"
avant-garde, daring
is similar to
done by hand without mechanical aids or devices
"a freehand drawing"
freehand, freehanded
is similar to
original and of a kind not seen before
"the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
fresh, new, novel
is similar to
containing seeds of later development
"seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"
germinal, originative, seminal
is similar to
being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
"stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"
groundbreaking, innovational, innovative
is similar to
(of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
"newfangled ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them"
new, newfangled
is similar to
not derivative or imitative
"a natural underivative poet"
underivative
see also
not conforming to accepted rules or standards
"her unconventional dress and hair style"
unconventional
see also
having the ability or power to create
"a creative imagination"
creative, originative
see also
preceding all others in time or space or degree
"the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
first
see also
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
"primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
primary
is an attribute of
the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
originality
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"
original
is similar to
not derived; primary or simple
underived