Example and Original

Example

Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
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Synonyms for Example

Original and example are semantically related in pattern topic. In some cases you can use "Original" instead a noun "Example", when it comes to topics like representation, instance, archetype.

Original

Original noun - Something from which copies are made.
Usage example: please make copies to hand out, but keep the original

Example and original are semantically related in pattern topic. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun "Original", if it concerns topics such as representation, archetype.

How words are described

best best example best original
specific specific example specific original
direct direct example direct original
true true example true original
Other adjectives: real, traditional, classic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Body Surf Bright is also a darker example of the trope than usual, since possessing someone even briefly wipes their original brain pattern.
    Source: Body Surf
  • Cultured Badass Robert Garcia is the earliest known example of the trope in fighting games, being the original sharp dressed character archetype and even provides the page image for the Action Fashionista trope.
  • Webcomic / An Epic Comic Alternate Universe Fic: An odd example, the characters are the same from their original franchise, it's that ???
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Original and Example. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/original
Example & Original. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/original>.
Original or Example. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/original.
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