Synonyms of originality

originality

noun

ə-ˌri-jə-ˈna-lə-tē 

1

as in novelty

the quality or appeal of being new

the originality of the war memorial sparked a heated controversy, as most people had been expecting something more traditional

Synonyms & Similar Words

• novelty
• freshness
• newness
• innovation
• trendiness
• hipness
• progressiveness
• unusualness
• bizarreness
• strangeness
• unfamiliarity
• departure
• recentness
• currentness
• divergence
• up-to-dateness
• shoot
• offshoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• familiarity
• banality
• commonness
• staleness
• outdatedness

2

as in creativity

the skill and imagination to create new things

a poet of great originality, she brought a whole new range of subject matter and imagery to poetry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creativity
• creativeness
• imagination
• innovativeness
• ingenuity
• talent
• inventiveness
• imaginativeness
• cleverness
• ingeniousness
• productivity
• invention
• resourcefulness
• productiveness
• fecundity
• fruitfulness
• capableness
• fertility
• prolificness
• prolificacy
• prolificity
• giftedness
• genius
• inspiration
• muse
• fire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dryness
• dullness

3

as in imagination

the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others

a graphic novel that shows a lot of originality on the part of its creator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creativity
• imagination
• imaginativeness
• inventiveness
• fertility
• ideation
• invention
• fantasy
• resourcefulness
• ingenuity
• contrivance
• fancy
• inspiration
• fecundity
• versatility
• brainstorming
• dream
• brainstorm
• illusion
• pipe dream
• mirage
• delusion
• chimera
• daydream
• figment
• visualization
• hallucination
• phantasm
• mind's eye
• envisaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literalness
• literality

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of originality

Where is the mystery, the originality? — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

According to Blair, originality, practical filmmaking and emerging voices matter more than franchises and giant visual effects spectacles. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026

Judges will seek uniqueness of vision, innovation and diversity in storytelling, as well as originality and provocative subject matter. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 23 June 2026

Judges will assess originality, diversity of perspective, innovation in storytelling and the strength of each project’s environmental themes. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 June 2026