innovative
UK/ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv//ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/
innovative adjective: characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
Adjective
innovative (comparative more innovative, superlative most innovative)
- 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.2021 May 19, David Clough, “Swiss precision meets UK growth”, in RAIL, number 931, page 57
- Forward-looking; ahead of current thinking.
innovative meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
innovative in Hindi
- characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- नाविन्य nāvinya
innovative in Urdu
- innovative, inventive
- اختراعی ixtirāī
innovative in Bengali
- উদ্ভাবনী, নতুনত্বপূর্ণ
innovative in Telugu
- innovative
- నవప్రవర్తక navapravartaka
More languagesFewer languages
- innovative in Malayalam
- നൂതനമായ
- innovative in Arabic
- اِبْتِكارِيّ ibtikāriyy, مُبْتَكَر mubtakar
Examples of innovative in a sentence
- While innovative in its verbal system, Sardinian is the most conservative Romance language in its vocabulary and phonology.
- Tech workers know that creative destruction is part and parcel of working in a highly innovative industry.
- Known for his innovative and unpredictable strokeplay, Dhoni had dead-batted this doosra straight back to the bowler.
Synonyms of innovative
- innovatory
- avant-garde
- ahead of the curve
- ahead of one's time
- hip
- pioneering
- cutting edge
- leading edge
- forefront
- foremost
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Antonyms
Forms of innovative
| comparative | more innovative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most innovative |
Origin of innovative
From innovate + -ive.
Words formed from innovative
Questions about innovative
- What does innovative mean?
- Innovative means characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
- What is innovative in Hindi?
- Innovative in Hindi is नाविन्य (nāvinya). See Innovative meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is innovative?
- Innovative is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce innovative?
- Innovative is pronounced /ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv/ (UK).
Words near innovative in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: innovative (page history and authors); اختراعی (Urdu) (page history and authors); innovative (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); నవప్రవర్తక (Telugu) (page history and authors); innovative (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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