ORIGINALLY Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

originally

adverb

ə-ˈri-jə-nᵊl-ē

Definition of originally next

as in initially

in the beginning we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds

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Recent Examples of originally The nonprofit was originally incorporated in 1972, as 28 congregations and faith communities across Dakota County came together to create the Community Action Council. —

Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026 No one was injured in what originally was thought to be a single tornado that spun through the city of about 9,500 residents about 75 miles southeast of Kansas City, the Clinton Fire Department said on Facebook on Wednesday night. —

Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026 This home, at 164 Balbrae Drive, and which is now on the market, was originally the carriage house that served the mansion. —

James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026 The victim was originally reported missing to police on April 14 after not having returned from work the previous day, according to the statement. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for originally

Recent Examples of Synonyms for originally

Adverb

What initially seems like a novel about the Second World War unspools into the stories of the researchers who first documented and wrote about camp life, and then of the scholars and activists who followed them.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
That take is in sharp contrast to the one offered by Democrats, who see Bondi as a central figure in the Epstein controversy, one who initially led the administration’s charge to release the files only to later resist doing so.

— Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2026