All derivative antonyms
de·riv·a·tive
D d adjective derivative
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- inventive — apt at inventing, devising, or contriving.
- borrow — If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- unique — existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript.
noun derivative
- root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- invention — the act of inventing.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.