Original
Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Played out is an antonym for original.
Played out
Played out adjective - Depleted in strength, energy, or freshness.
Original is an antonym for played out.
Both terms in one sentence
- If the original work was Cut Short, anyone would be glad to read how the rest of the series could have played out if a fanfiction continuation assumes this trope.
- Ironically, Friar Laurence's original plan would have worked, if events had played out the way he expected.
Source: Adults Are Useless -
Which is, of course, the point at which the original family decide Springfield's "played out", and they should move.
Source: Hipster
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Played out and Original. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/original/played_out
Original & Played out. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/original/played_out>.
Played out or Original. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/original/played_out.
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