I. noun
1.
a first form from which copies or reproductions can be produced
students copying the da Vinci original
Synonyms: archetype, protoplast, prototype
Related Word: forerunner, mother, precursor; model, pattern; precedent
Contrasted words: dummy, imitation, simulacrum; counterfeit, fake, forgery
Antonyms: copy, reproduction
2.
Synonyms: innovator , introducer, inventor, originator
3.
Synonyms: eccentric , case, character, ||duck, oddball, oddity, quiz, ||spook, ||wack, zombie
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: first 2, earliest, initial, maiden, pioneer, primary, prime
Related Word: archetypal, prototypal
2.
Synonyms: primary 5, prime, primitive, underivative, underived
3.
Synonyms: inventive , creative, demiurgic, deviceful, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, originative
Contrasted words: banal, trite; derivative, initative
Antonyms: unoriginal