original

original

adjective

Definition of ORIGINAL

1

coming before all others in time or order <the original plan had to be discarded when the situation changed drastically>

Synonyms earliest, foremost, headmost, inaugural, initial, leadoff, maiden, original, pioneer, premier, virgin

Related Words ancient, early, primal, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial; antecedent, preceding, previous

Near Antonyms advanced, late; consequent, ensuing, following, subsequent, succeeding; penultimate

Antonyms final, last, latest, latter, terminal, terminating, ultimate

2

having the skill and imagination to create new things <an original artist who wanted his paintings to convey his emotional responses to the people, objects, and landscapes he painted>

Synonyms clever, imaginative, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, inventive, original, originative, Promethean

Related Words gifted, inspired, talented; resourceful; fecund, fertile, fruitful, generative, germinal, productive, prolific

Near Antonyms imitative, uninspired; infertile, unproductive; talentless

Antonyms uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, unoriginal

3

not known or experienced before <separate categories for original and adapted screenplays>

Synonyms fresh, novel, original, strange, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unknown, unprecedented

Related Words innovative, unique; nontraditional, unconventional, untried, unused, unworn; pathbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing

Near Antonyms conventional, established, traditional, tried, tried-and-true; derivative, imitative

Antonyms familiar, hackneyed, old, time-honored, tired, warmed-over