| 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: | primary/prime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, fundamental |
Synonyms: |
basal, beginning, bottom, central, elemental, elementary, essential, first, foundational, introductory, meat-and-potatoes, original, primitive, principal, radical, rudimentary, simple, three R's, ultimate, underivative, underived, underlying |
Antonyms: |
auxiliary, secondary, supplemental |
| Main Entry: | primitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient, original |
Synonyms: |
archaic, basic, earliest, early, elementary, essential, first, fundamental, old, primal, primary, primeval, primordial, pristine, substratal, underivative, underived, underlying, undeveloped, unevolved |
Antonyms: |
current, modern, new, present |