Innovative

//ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.

    "He says the company's FLIRT design, in particular its retractable steps, provides greater accessibility, while the technology is highly innovative and reliable."

  2. 2
    Forward-looking; ahead of current thinking.
Adjective
  1. 1
    being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before wordnet
  2. 2
    ahead of the times wordnet

Synonyms

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seminalseminalabove the curveadvancedadvancedadvancing

Example

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"Do you have an innovative idea?"

Etymology

From innovate + -ive.

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