pioneering

Meaning

Involving new ideas or methods; innovative and original.

Being the first to develop or apply a new method, area of knowledge, or activity; innovative.

Involving new ideas or methods; being the first to develop or use new methods.

Example Sentences

Pioneering efforts often lead to success.

Pioneering discoveries have changed science forever.

The pioneering research opened new avenues in medicine.

Synonyms

groundbreaking, trailblazing, innovative, revolutionary, cutting-edge, original

Entry 1

groundbreaking, trailblazing

Entry 2

innovative, groundbreaking, revolutionary

Entry 3

groundbreaking, innovative, trailblazing, revolutionary, cutting-edge, original

Antonyms

conventional, following, traditional, obsolete, imitative, unoriginal, copying

Entry 1

conventional, following

Entry 2

conventional, traditional, obsolete

Entry 3

imitative, unoriginal, conventional, traditional, following, copying