What are some opposite words for original?

Antonyms for original
əˈrɪdʒ ə nlorig·i·nal

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term original.

Wiktionary4.7 / 3 votes

  1. originaladjective

    Antonyms:
    reproduction, remake, copy, derivative, simile

    Synonyms:
    autograph, prototype, initial

  2. originaladjective

    First in a series or copies/versions

    This manuscript is the original

    Antonyms:
    copy, simile, reproduction, derivative, remake

    Synonyms:
    prototype, autograph, initial

  3. originaladjective

    Newly created

    You’re an original

    Antonyms:
    copy, reproduction, remake, simile, derivative

    Synonyms:
    autograph, prototype, initial

  4. originaladjective

    Fresh, different

    The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.

    Antonyms:
    copy, remake, reproduction, derivative, simile

    Synonyms:
    autograph, prototype, initial

  5. originaladjective

    Pioneering

    Parker was one of the original bebop players.

    Antonyms:
    reproduction, simile, derivative, copy

    Synonyms:
    initial, autograph, prototype

  6. originaladjective

    Having as its origin

    This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.

    Synonyms:
    autograph, initial, prototype

    Antonyms:
    reproduction, derivative, simile, copy

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. original

    That is authentic which is true to the facts; that is genuine which is true to its own claims; as, authentic history; genuine money.

    A 'genuine' work is one written by the author whose name it bears; an 'authentic' work is one which relates truthfully the matters of which it treats. For example, the apocryphal Gospel of St. Thomas is neither 'genuine' nor 'authentic.' It is not 'genuine,' for St. Thomas did not write it; it is not 'authentic,' for its contents are mainly fables and lies.

    Trench On the Study of Words lect. vi, p. 189. [W. J. Widdleton]

    Authentic is, however, used by reputable writers as synonymous with genuine, tho usually where genuineness carries a certain authority. We speak of accepted conclusions, certain evidence, current money, genuine letters, a legitimate conclusion or legitimate authority, original manuscripts, real value, received interpretation, sure proof, a true statement, a trustworthy witness, a veritable discovery.

    Antonyms:
    apocryphal, baseless, counterfeit, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized

    Synonyms:
    accepted, accredited, authentic, authoritative, authorized, certain, current, genuine, legitimate, real, received, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, veritable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. original

    Antonyms:
    subsequent, terminal, modern, later, derivative

    Synonyms:
    primary, initiatory, primordial, peculiar, pristine, ancient, former, first

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. master, master copy, originalnoun

    an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

    Antonyms:
    tired, shopworn, moth-eaten, cold, unoriginal, last, well-worn, bromidic, commonplace, old-hat, cliched, slavish, dusty, secondary, corny, stale, platitudinous, hackneyed, threadbare, platitudinal, stock(a), derived, banal, ready-made, trite, timeworn

    Synonyms:
    professional, master key, archetype, master copy, schoolmaster, passkey, maestro, superior, victor, master, overlord, passe-partout, sea captain, headmaster, captain, lord, pilot, skipper

  2. original, archetype, pilotadjective

    something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

    "this painting is a copy of the original"

    Antonyms:
    cold, moth-eaten, corny, last, hackneyed, platitudinal, unoriginal, old-hat, threadbare, bromidic, timeworn, shopworn, ready-made, tired, dusty, cliched, stale, platitudinous, slavish, trite, secondary, commonplace, banal, derived, well-worn, stock(a)

    Synonyms:
    pilot light, pilot film, master copy, pilot, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, fender, master, buffer, pilot burner, airplane pilot

  3. originaladjective

    preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

    "the original inhabitants of the Americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original cast"; "retracted his original statement"

    Antonyms:
    platitudinous, timeworn, corny, unoriginal, stale, tired, bromidic, old-hat, ready-made, derived, commonplace, platitudinal, moth-eaten, threadbare, cold, slavish, secondary, last, shopworn, stock(a), hackneyed, well-worn, banal, trite, dusty, cliched

  4. originaladjective

    (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

    "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"

    Antonyms:
    stale, shopworn, ready-made, platitudinous, well-worn, cold, moth-eaten, last, tired, unoriginal, derived, commonplace, cliched, old-hat, bromidic, stock(a), banal, trite, slavish, platitudinal, timeworn, dusty, threadbare, corny, hackneyed, secondary

  5. originaladjective

    being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

    "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"

    Antonyms:
    ready-made, unoriginal, platitudinal, stale, last, bromidic, banal, derived, hackneyed, tired, shopworn, stock(a), timeworn, platitudinous, secondary, old-hat, moth-eaten, threadbare, well-worn, commonplace, trite, dusty, cliched, corny, slavish, cold

  6. originaladjective

    not derived or copied or translated from something else

    "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"

    Antonyms:
    well-worn, stale, hackneyed, tired, cliched, shopworn, secondary, banal, moth-eaten, bromidic, platitudinal, threadbare, derived, last, cold, old-hat, timeworn, corny, ready-made, platitudinous, stock(a), unoriginal, trite, commonplace, slavish, dusty

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. originaladjective

    Antonyms:
    derivative, copied

    Synonyms:
    first, primeval, aboriginal, primitive, archetypal, primordial, pristine, creative, productive, inventive, ingenious

  2. originalnoun

    Synonyms:
    origin, archetype, prototype, model, pattern

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. adaptation

    adaptation is a modified version. so the opposition is the original versus the altered copy.

    the original of my fair lady is pygmalion which is an adaptation.

    Submitted by anonymous on June 18, 2020  
  2. plagiarism

    not stolen or copied but the real version of a work

    this is the original work of sam

    Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use original in a sentence?

  1. Nelson Smith:

    One thing puzzling is that some lenders are looking at the original charter documents or they may be looking at newspaper articles but not at the summative reports that actually address performance, for the lenders, the most obvious risk is making an investment in a school that doesn't last very long.

  2. Qais Hussain Rashid:

    Mosul Museum has 173 original pieces, and there were preparations to reopen Mosul Museum before ISIS invaded the city on June 2014.

  3. Christy Oglesby -LRB- right -RRB-:

    The Netflix original series probably takes us close to an hour to watch a 30-minute episode, the Netflix original series's because of you explaining what mise-en-scène means( The Netflix original series's French for' to place in the frame,' and it means that everything in the frame has significance) ; how a specific shot correlates to one of' The Karate Kid ' movies, us dissecting the dialogue ; and me ranting about the angsty unnecessary mistakes of teenagers, both of us loving a camera angle or shot composition and rewinding to watch it three times. Our binging is more like really slow consumption and digestion.

  4. Demetrius Smith:

    Robert Sylvester Kelly was Robert Sylvester Kelly. Robert Sylvester Kelly was singing original songs. Robert Sylvester Kelly impressed me.

  5. Patrick Vallance:

    When we look at severity and mortality, data for patients who are in hospital with the virus suggest the outcomes for those with the original variant look the same as the new variant, however, when looking at the data for people who have tested positive, there is an indication that the rate for the new variant is higher.

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