| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, archetypal, authentic, autochthonous, beginning, commencing, early, elementary, embryonic, first, first-hand, genuine, inceptive, infant, initial, introductory, opening, pioneer, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, prototypal, rudimental, rudimentary, starting, underivative, underived |
Antonyms: |
derivative, latest, newest |
| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fresh, new |
Synonyms: |
avant garde, breaking new ground, causal, causative, conceiving, creative, demiurgic, devising, envisioning, fertile, formative, generative, imaginative, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, inspiring, inventive, novel, originative, productive, quick, ready, resourceful, seminal, sensitive, unconventional, unprecedented, untried, unusual |
Antonyms: |
borrowed, hackneyed, old, used, worn |
| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard, prototype |
Synonyms: |
archetype, coinage, creation, exemplar, forerunner, invention, model, novelty, paradigm, pattern, precedent, precursor, type |
Antonyms: |
creation, derivative, offshoot |
| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is eccentric |
Synonyms: |
anomaly, card*, case*, character, eccentric, nonconformist, oddball, oddity, queer, weirdo* |
| Main Entry: | aboriginal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | belonging to one, existing in a place since prehistory |
Synonyms: |
ancient, earliest, endemic, first, indigenous, native, original, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial |
Antonyms: |
foreign |
| Main Entry: | actual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | existing at the present time |
Synonyms: |
current, exact, existent, extant, live, living, original, prevailing |
Antonyms: |
hypothetical, imaginary, nominal, past, reputed, theoretical, unreal |
| Main Entry: | archetype |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | typical example |
Synonyms: |
classic exemplar, form, ideal, model, original, paradigm, pattern, perfect specimen, prime example, prototype, standard |
Antonyms: |
atypical |
| Main Entry: | authentic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, genuine |
Synonyms: |
accurate, actual, authoritative, bona fide, certain, convincing, credible, creditable, dependable, factual, faithful, for real, legit, legitimate, official, original, pure, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, twenty-four carat, valid, veritable |
| Notes: | genuine means not fake or counterfeit - or sincerely felt or expressed, while authentic means conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief and trust |
Antonyms: |
counterfeit, fake, false, falsified, unauthorized, ungenuine, unreal |
| Main Entry: | character |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odd person |
Synonyms: |
card*, case*, clown, crank, customer*, duck*, eccentric, figure, freak, nut, oddball, oddity, original*, personage, personality, queer, spook, wack, weirdo, zombie |
| Main Entry: | characteristic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | typical; distinguishing |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, diagnostic, differentiating, discriminating, discriminative, distinctive, distinguishing, emblematic, especial, essential, exclusive, fixed, idiosyncratic, inborn, inbred, indicative, individual, individualistic, individualizing, ingrained, inherent, innate, local, marked, native, normal, original, particular, peculiar, personal, private, proper, regular, representative, singular, special, specific, symbolic, symptomatic, unique |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, uncharacteristic, untypical |