original
The initial version
Original connects to the idea of being first or primary.
Something original exists from the beginning: the original inhabitants, the original version.
An original idea or work is new and not derived from something else: an original composition, highly original thinking.
The original of a copy is the first instance from which copies were made.
A person described as an original is distinctively unconventional—one of a kind.
Able to conceive new ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
- inspiredMoved to action
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
artistic · expressive · unconventional · distinctive · unique · idiosyncratic · personal · individualistic
Name's opening letter
- earliestFirst in time
- primaryChief in importance
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- inauguralFirst in office
genesis · inception · beginning · nascent · seminal · prototype · ancestral · primitive
Truly what it claims
- realTruly existing, not fake
- bona fideAuthentic and sincere
- veritableTruly what's claimed
- unadulteratedCompletely unmixed, genuine
unaltered · pristine · legitimate · true · actual · certified · verified · documented
New and unusual
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- unprecedentedNever having occurred before
trailblazing · fresh · new · cutting-edge · breakthrough · disruptive · transformative · radical
Originating in a region
- endemicNative to one area
- autochthonousOriginating where found
- localOf this area
- homegrownRaised on one's property
heritage · ancestral · traditional · homeland
Legal rights over inventions
- licensingGranting official permission
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- authorshipOrigin of written work
creator · rights · derivative · attribution · plagiarism · public domain
imaginative
Able to conceive new ideas
visionary · artistic · expressive · unconventional · distinctive · unique · idiosyncratic · personal · individualistic · singular
initial
Name's opening letter
inaugural · genesis · inception · beginning · nascent · seminal · prototype · ancestral · primitive · archetype
genuine
Truly what it claims
unadulterated · unaltered · pristine · legitimate · true · actual · certified · verified · documented · provenance
novel
New and unusual
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
unprecedented · trailblazing · fresh · new · cutting-edge · breakthrough · disruptive · transformative · radical · game-changing
indigenous
Originating in a region
- endemicNative to one area
- autochthonousOriginating where found
- localOf this area
homegrown · heritage · ancestral · traditional · homeland
intellectual property
Legal rights over inventions
- licensingGranting official permission
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- compilationGathered works assembled together
authorship · creator · rights · derivative · attribution · plagiarism · public domain
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- newnew, fresh, newest, brand-new, newly
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- authenticityauthentic, genuine, real, fake, counterfeit
- BBQ sauceshickory, mesquite, honey BBQ, Kansas City, Kansas City style
originalcopy
Identical reproduction made
fake · reproduction · imitation · counterfeit · forgery
originalderivative
Function's rate of change
unoriginal · imitative · hackneyed · clichéd · trite
- point of originWhere something starts
- origin storyAccount of how something began
- ethnic originsAncestral cultural background
- origin storiesNarratives explaining initial creation
- original sinInherited spiritual corruption
- country of originNation something came from
origin, originality, originate, unoriginal, originally, origins, originated, originator, originating