originally
In the beginning
Originally means at first or in the beginning, before subsequent changes occurred.
The building was originally a warehouse before being converted to apartments.
It can also mean in a fresh or novel way, suggesting creativity or uniqueness: She thinks originally about problems others find routine.
The word often signals a contrast between an earlier state and the present one, or between conventional approaches and innovative ones.
Founding moment
- genesisPoint of creation
- outsetInitial point of something
- commencementAct of starting
- dawnDay's first glow
initially · formerly · start · onset · first · primarily · earliest · introduction
Truly what it claims
- trueAccurate or loyal
- actualExisting in fact
- realTruly existing, not fake
- unalteredNot modified whatsoever
unadulterated · pristine · untouched · initial · first · primary · native · innate
Underground absorbing structure
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- etymologyWord origin study
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
progenitor · precursor · forerunner · foundation · birthplace · cradle · wellspring · fountainhead
Decided on beforehand
- designedCreated according to plan
- meantConveyed or purposed
- purposedDone on design
- conceivedOriginated in thought
envisioned · proposed · initial · preliminary · first · primary · underlying · fundamental
Introducing new ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
- novelNew and unusual
- uniqueOnly one exists
- freshNewly made, not stale
imaginative · pioneering · groundbreaking · unprecedented · unconventional · distinctive · singular · one-of-a-kind
inception
Founding moment
- genesisPoint of creation
- outsetInitial point of something
- commencementAct of starting
dawn · initially · formerly · start · onset · first · primarily · earliest · introduction · debut
genuine
Truly what it claims
unaltered · unadulterated · pristine · untouched · initial · first · primary · native · innate · inherent
root
Underground absorbing structure
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- etymologyWord origin study
ancestor · progenitor · precursor · forerunner · foundation · birthplace · cradle · wellspring · fountainhead · seedbed
planned
Decided on beforehand
conceived · envisioned · proposed · initial · preliminary · first · primary · underlying · fundamental · basic
innovative
Introducing new ideas
fresh · imaginative · pioneering · groundbreaking · unprecedented · unconventional · distinctive · singular · one-of-a-kind · inspired
originallyconventionally
In accepted manner
derivatively · unoriginally · banally · imitatively · traditionally
- original sinInherited spiritual corruption
- original conditionUnaltered initial state
- original scoreNewly composed film soundtrack
- original recipeUnchanged cooking method
- original textFirst unedited version
- original languageInitial language of creation
original, originality, unoriginal, aboriginal, originals, unoriginality, nonoriginal, unoriginally