Making and creating

Synonyms for original

The synonym for original recorded in this bank is distinctive, in the sense "newly created from one's own imagination, not copied or derived". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The synonym for original

distinctiveadjective, in the sense "newly created from one's own imagination, not copied or derived"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and original carries one sense so far.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineMaking and creating

newly created from one's own imagination, not copied or derived

The judges praised the design for being genuinely original rather than a copy of last year's winner.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

distinctive

Same sentence, swapped: The judges praised the design for being genuinely distinctive rather than a copy of last year's winner.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

derivative
familiar
conventional

Where original turns up in the game

original is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where original is the trap

pregnantadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is fraught, in the sense "filled with or attended with", and original is on the board beside it.
youngadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is youthful, in the sense "suggestive of youth", so original is there to be ruled out.
youngadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is untested, in the sense "not tried or tested by experience", so original is there to be ruled out.

Play original

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so original reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

Get Synonym Stack free Already installed? Open Synonym Stack

Free with ads on iPhone. Synonym Stack Plus removes them: $2.99 a week, $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with a 7 day free trial on the monthly and annual plans.

Compiled by Fable, Editor, Synonym Stack

The entry behind this page was written for the Synonym Stack bank rather than derived from WordNet, and it passed an adversarial check before shipping. No sentence here is generated at deploy time.

Read nextThe whole library →

The ring widens as it goes, from making and creating at Treeline outward to the whole bank.

formulateverbdeviseto devise a plan, theory, or strategy through careful thoughtTreelineHas a reason line hammernoun, verbpoundthe act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line handmadeadjectivehandcraftedmade by hand rather than by machine, especially as a created craft objectTreelineHas a reason line homespunadjectiverusticmade or created in a simple, unpretentious, home-crafted wayTreelineHas a reason line concoctverbfabricateto invent a story or excuse, often deceptivelyTreelineHas a reason line contriveverbengineerto devise or plan cleverly, especially something elaborateTreelineHas a reason line cookverbfaketamper, with the purpose of deceptionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line streaknounrunan unbroken series of eventsTreelineHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. original carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

Get Synonym Stack freeFree with ads on iPhone. Synonym Stack Plus removes them: $2.99 a week, $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with a 7 day free trial on the monthly and annual plans.