Thesaurus:innovative

Thesaurus

innovative

English

Adjective

Sense: characterized by the creation of new ideas or things

Synonyms

• innovative
• innovatory
• avant-garde
• ahead of the curve
• ahead of one's time
• hip
• pioneering
• cutting edge
• leading edge
• forefront
• foremost
• advanced
• advancing
• above the curve
• ahead of the game
• anticipating
• on the ball
• on top of
• state of the art
• beforehand
• in advance of
• preceding
• mold-breaking
• mould-breaking

Antonyms

• epigonic
• epigonous
• imitative    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rearguard

Hypernyms

• new    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• newest
• novel
• breakthrough
• groundbreaking
• breaking new ground
• disruptive
• creative
• original
• living on the edge
• fostering progress
• pushing the limit
• pushing the envelope

See also

• Thesaurus:innovate

Further reading

• “123. newness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “20. nonimitation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “innovative” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.