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innovational

innovational

6.7
Having new ideas or methods that make things better
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənl/
translation icon : innovador
  • The company developed an innovational approach to renewable energy that changed the industry.

Examples

  • The innovational design of the smartphone has changed the industry.

  • She presented an innovational approach to solving the problem.

  • Her innovational spirit was evident in every project she led.

  • The awards recognize innovational achievements in science and technology each year.

  • The awards recognize innovational achievements in science and technology each year.

  • The company developed an innovational approach to renewable energy that changed the industry.

  • Her innovational spirit was evident in every project she led.

Synonyms

innovative
vsinnovational
165 5.5

Having new ideas or methods to do things better

is produced or characterized by new ideas and inventions
revolutionary
vsinnovational
103 5.2

Causing a big change in how people do things

is about new ideas without necessarily causing radical change
groundbreaking
vsinnovational
57 5.1

New ideas or methods that change how something is done

is similar but more general, not always pioneering
inventive
vsinnovational
40 3.8

Able to think of new and useful ideas

focuses on the new result rather than the creator's ability
innovatory
vsinnovational
7.2

Introducing new ideas or ways of doing things

is broader, referring to things resulting from new ideas
originative
vsinnovational
7.9

Able to create new ideas or things

emphasizes the produced innovation more than creator ability
inventional
vsinnovational
8.4

Showing skill at making new things

is broader, covering innovation from ideas, methods, or inventions

Antonyms

994 1.5

Following long-held customs and ways of doing things

175 2.8

Doing things in the usual way most people expect, not new or original

How Innovative

innovational
6.7
creative
772 3.3
novel
72 5.1
new
1.0

Surface Forms

innovational positive

Morphology

innovational = innovation (transparent) = innov + al

This is a regular adjective formed from 'innovation' plus '-al', so the meaning is directly related to the base word.

Etymology

The word innovational comes from Latin parts in- ('into') and novus ('new'), the same root you see in novel. So something innovational brings in 'new' ideas or methods and changes the usual way of doing things.