innovative

[in-uh-vey-tiv] / ˈɪn əˌveɪ tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

creative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contemporary ingenious inventive new original

WEAK

avant-garde breaking new ground cutting-edge deviceful innovational innovatory just out leading-edge newfangled originative state-of-the-art

Antonyms

STRONGEST

old old-fashioned worn

WEAK

customary habitual traditional uncreative unimaginative

Example Sentences

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But as Hugo and fellow pupils at Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, discovered, this innovative programme has helped turn the tide.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The present crisis, he believes, is attributable to “the disconnection between America’s vast, innovative private sector and its walled-off, small defense sector.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“With a bipartisan, five-year reauthorization signed into law, small businesses are once again empowered to create these innovative technologies and tackle our nation’s most pressing challenges head-on,” Markey said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“For example, traditionally tech roles are also emerging at nontech companies that are using technology in new and innovative ways, from healthcare systems to financial services.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

But it wasn’t only the number of police that changed in the 1990s; consider the most commonly cited crime-drop explanation of all: innovative policing strategies.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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