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original
adjective as in earliest
Weak matches
archetypal, autochthonous, commencing, early, elementary, embryonic, first-hand, genuine, inceptive, introductory, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, prototypal, rudimental, rudimentary, underivative, underived
adjective as in fresh, new
Strongest matches
creative, imaginative, innovative, inventive, seminal, unconventional, unusual
Weak matches
avant garde, breaking new ground, causal, causative, conceiving, demiurgic, fertile, generative, ingenious, innovational, innovatory, inspiring, originative, productive, resourceful, unprecedented, untried
noun as in standard, prototype
Example Sentences
Such treatment is contrary to French and European law that states natural mineral water cannot undergo any processes that change its original state.
Beowulf contributed original poetry, written in all his favorite poetic meters.
That is what Lord Fredrick had named them; what their original names were no one knew, since they had been found wandering naked and howling in the forest.
Ridge was in his original clothes, but he didn’t look like himself.
What they did recover was a bronze disc, which is still being studied to determine its function and whether it was part of the original Antikythera Mechanism.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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