innovative

Examples

• All

• So this was a very innovative piece of technology.

• The company's latest product is an innovative solution that helps reduce waste.

• I thought it was creative, innovative, great theatre.

  Variety

• So participate and join us as we explore what could be the single most innovative show in the history of television.

  Citizen Verdict (2003)

• Additionally, much attention is being paid to the development of innovative technologies.

  Academic text (2011)

• In order to keep their doors open, universities have been forced to explore new and innovative fundraising ideas.

  Academic text (2011)

• Our next guest is one of the world's most innovative anthropologists.

• New technologies have created opportunities for academic librarians to be innovative educators in their community.

  Academic text (2011)

• Consequently, new ways to make learning interactive, personalized, collaborative, creative, and innovative are needed.

  Academic text (2011)

• She presented an innovative approach to solving the problem during the meeting.

Synonyms

N

new

vsinnovative

∞ 1.0

Recently made or found and not seen before

emphasizes originality and creative methods rather than just recency

C

creative

vsinnovative

772 3.3

Showing imagination to make art or new ideas

stresses practical new methods or products as well as imagination

O

original

vsinnovative

250 3.6

New and different, not copied from others

adds a creative or methodical sense beyond mere newness

R

revolutionary

vsinnovative

103 5.2

Causing a big change in how people do things

covers new ideas that may be original but not always radical

I

ingenious

vsinnovative

75 5.8

Clever and original in solving problems or making useful things

focuses more on novel ideas and products than problem-solving skill

A

advanced

vsinnovative

71 4.7

Having new, modern ideas or methods that are ahead of others

is about originality and creativity rather than simply modernity

I

imaginative

vsinnovative

60 3.7

Having many new and different ideas

leans more toward practical new methods and products

G

groundbreaking

vsinnovative

57 5.1

New ideas or methods that change how something is done

means new and creative use but not necessarily field changing

I

inventive

vsinnovative

40 3.8

Able to think of new and useful ideas

is about using new ideas rather than just the ability to invent

F

forward-looking

vsinnovative

8 4.6

Thinking about the future and planning new ideas

focuses on using original methods now rather than future planning

A

avant-garde

vsinnovative

7 8.2

Being new and unusual in art, fashion, or music

is broader, applying to many fields not only experimental art

T

trailblazing

vsinnovative

1 5.6

Introducing new ideas or methods that change a field

covers new or original use without implying leadership for others

I

innovational

vsinnovative

6.7

Having new ideas or methods that make things better

is the broader quality of using original and creative approaches

I

innovatory

vsinnovative

7.2

Introducing new ideas or ways of doing things

is the general tendency to use original and creative solutions

I

inventional

vsinnovative

8.4

Showing skill at making new things

is wider, covering any original methods or creative products

O

originative

vsinnovative

7.9

Able to create new ideas or things

is the act of applying new ideas, not just the creative power

Antonyms

D

derivative

26 7.2

Very similar to another person's work and not original

U

uninspired

14 4.0

Not having new or interesting ideas

U

unoriginal

8 3.4

Not new or creative like ideas you have heard before

Compounds

I

innovative idea

6 4.2

A new creative plan that solves a problem in a useful way

F

fountainhead of innovative ideas

• Formal

7.7

A main source of new ideas and solutions

How Innovative

groundbreaking

57 5.1

innovative

165 5.5

creative

772 3.3

novel

72 5.1

new

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology