original

Synonyms

• mastermost important element; be or become completely proficient or skilled in; get on top of; have dominance or the power to defeat over; have a firm understanding or knowledge of; an artist of consummate skill; a person who has general authority over others ; a combatant who is able to defeat rivals ; directs the work of others ; presiding officer of a school ; an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made ; an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship ; someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution ; an authority qualified to teach apprentices ; key that secures entrance everywhere
• master copyan original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

• "this painting is a copy of the original"

Synonyms

• archetypesomething that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
• pilotoperate an airplane; act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight ; a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor ; a program exemplifying a contemplated series; something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner ; an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

• "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"

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

• "or being as first made or thought of"
• "a truly original approach"
• "with original music"
• "an original mind"

• "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"