Everything Tom did was groundbreaking.
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Groundbreaking
//ˈɡɹaʊndˌbɹeɪkɪŋ//
Synonyms for "groundbreaking" (8 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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Adjective(1 words)
Related words (4)
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39 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- новаторски adj (innovative)
- първа копка noun (a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction)
Danish
1 entries- banebrydende adj (innovative)
Dutch
2 entries- baanbrekend adj (innovative)
- grensverleggend adj (innovative)
Finnish
2 entries- uraauurtava adj (innovative)
- peruskiven muuraus noun (a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction)
French
1 entries- révolutionnaire adj (innovative)
German
4 entries- bahnbrechend adj (innovative)
- innovativ adj (innovative)
- weltbewegend adj (innovative)
- Baubeginn noun (a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction)
Greek
4 entries- νεωτεριστικός adj (innovative)
- πρωτοποριακός adj (innovative)
- εγκαίνια noun (a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction)
- τελετή εγκαινίων noun (a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction)
Hebrew
1 entries- פורץ־דרך adj (innovative)
Icelandic
1 entries- skóflustunga noun (a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction)
Italian
3 entries- di rottura adj (innovative)
- innovativo adj (innovative)
- rivoluzionario adj (innovative)
Khmer
1 entries- បឋមសិលា noun (a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction)
Norwegian
3 entries- banebrytende adj (innovative)
- epokegjørende adj (innovative)
- nyskapende adj (innovative)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- banebrytande adj (innovative)
- nyskapande adj (innovative)
Polish
4 entries- innowacyjny adj (innovative)
- nowatorski adj (innovative)
- pionierski adj (innovative)
- prekursorski adj (innovative)
Portuguese
1 entries- inovador adj (innovative)
Spanish
2 entries- rompedor adj (innovative)
- romper esquemas adj (innovative)
Swedish
1 entries- banbrytande adj (innovative)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
This research is groundbreaking.
Source: tatoeba (6479006)
Algeria needs groundbreaking economic reforms.
Source: tatoeba (7859886)
A groundbreaking new device is helping those who are blind see in a new way by helping them perceive the world around them.
Source: tatoeba (8244205)
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