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
• dulness

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literalness
• literality

Examples of originality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The brand, however, has evolved since Page's absence: there's a strong focus on electrification and originality. —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024

But the play is more concerned with abstract questions about art and originality than with the fate of one morally shady writer. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024

Entries will be judged on their own merit – concept, creativity and originality. —Andrea Manes, Orange County Register, 26 Sep. 2024

But what the concept lacks in originality, the owners make up in detailed execution. —Ann Abel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024