Original and Secondhand

Original

Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

Secondhand is an antonym for original.

Secondhand

Secondhand adjective - Taken or created from something original or basic.
Usage example: memoirs filled with secondhand stories about show-business celebrities
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Secondhand

Original is an antonym for secondhand.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Metal Gear In the latter's case, this became problematic to players who bought the game secondhand without the original CD case or were merely renting it.
  • Came Back Wrong Though the being produced may have some of the memories of the person(s) whose body they were created from, they are secondhand experiences, like scenes from a movie, and the original person's soul is not what guides the Liminal.
  • Updated Re-release Unfortunately - in Australia at least - the two versions you are likely to find are a secondhand original TTDP or the much-later budget edition, which is also only the original levels.
Cite this Source
Secondhand and Original. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/original/secondhand
Original & Secondhand. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/original/secondhand>.
Secondhand or Original. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/original/secondhand.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "original" and "secondhand" have occurred on timeline