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adjective
earliest
Synonyms: aboriginal, archetypal, authentic, autochthonous, beginning, commencing, early, elementary, embryonic, first, first-hand, genuine, inceptive, infant, initial, introductory, opening, pioneer, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, prototypal, rudimental, rudimentary, starting, underivative, underived
Antonyms: derivative, latest, newest
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adjective
fresh, new
Synonyms: avant garde, breaking new ground, causal, causative, conceiving, creative, demiurgic, devising, envisioning, fertile, formative, generative, imaginative, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, inspiring, inventive, novel, originative, productive, quick, ready, resourceful, seminal, sensitive, unconventional, unprecedented, untried, unusual
Antonyms: borrowed, hackneyed, old, used, worn
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noun
standard, prototype
Synonyms: archetype, coinage, creation, exemplar, forerunner, invention, model, novelty, paradigm, pattern, precedent, precursor, type
Antonyms: creation, derivative, offshoot
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noun
person who is eccentric
Synonyms: anomaly, card, case, character, eccentric, nonconformist, oddball, oddity, queer, weirdo